Phillip Diehl vs. Whitey Ford — Career Comparison

Phillip Diehl
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Phillip Diehl as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Whitey Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.229 compared to 9.47 and 1.684 for Phillip Diehl. By the career numbers, Whitey Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phillip Diehl and Whitey Ford

Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
9.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
41.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
38.37
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.68
41.68
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Phillip Diehl and Whitey Ford

Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
9.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phillip Diehl and Whitey Ford

Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
21
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
248.34
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
600
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
508.11
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Phillip Diehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60