Bill Evans vs. Whitey Ford — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Evans and Whitey Ford are fairly close on the surface numbers. Whitey Ford posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.75 vs 3.85) and WHIP (1.229 vs 1.346). Bill Evans had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.21 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Whitey Ford had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Whitey Ford

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.99
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.78
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.85
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
8.69
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.42
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
38.61
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.77
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
34.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Whitey Ford

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.57
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8554
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2851.1
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Whitey Ford

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
390.7
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
10.96
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-7.24
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60