Mike Cuellar vs. Whitey Ford — Career Comparison

Mike Cuellar
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Whitey Ford a clear advantage over Mike Cuellar across the core pitching metrics. Whitey Ford led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 78), and run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 107). Mike Cuellar held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 91). Whitey Ford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cuellar and Whitey Ford

Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.21
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.59
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.42
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.73
58.73
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.66
83.66
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.55
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.44
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
3.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8424
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2808
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2538
8.13
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.71
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
2.63
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632
5.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11505
36.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13036
37.01
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
3.62
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10532
33.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11922
33.84
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Mike Cuellar and Whitey Ford

Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.57
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.22
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8422
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2807.1
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
1.89
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
1.8
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
94.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.66
83.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.52
79.52
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cuellar and Whitey Ford

Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
456
382.12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
716
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
661
553.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
76
63.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
57
47.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.7
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.35
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.87
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
18.15
15.21
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
113
94.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
86
72.07
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
37
31.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
33
27.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
63
52.79
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.67
-5.59
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.84
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.54
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
304
254.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
36.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
32.28
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.19
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60