Don Drysdale vs. Whitey Ford — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Don Drysdale comes out ahead of Whitey Ford in this starter comparison. Don Drysdale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 104). Whitey Ford held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 108). The edge goes to Don Drysdale.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Whitey Ford

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.41
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.44
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.73
55.73
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.95
87.95
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.44
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1124
2.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3084
8.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13036
37.01
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
3.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Whitey Ford

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.57
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
1.8
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
933
2.45
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
2.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.52
79.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Whitey Ford

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
250.73
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1169
535.83
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
177
87.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
71.5
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
19
9.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
56.22
27.92
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
205
101.82
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
283
129.72
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
44
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
69
34.27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
157
77.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
59.79
29.7
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
60
27.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.99
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.97
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60