Don Ferrarese vs. Matt Ford — Career Comparison

Don Ferrarese
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Ferrarese built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Ferrarese posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.494 compared to 4.33 and 1.534 for Matt Ford. By the career numbers, Don Ferrarese had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Ferrarese and Matt Ford

Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.25
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.89
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.64
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.62
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.55
34.55
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.32
27.32
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
4
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506.2
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.98
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.48
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
5.24
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.33
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
6.22
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
5.36
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2205
39.17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.87
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.42
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.74
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1903
33.8
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Don Ferrarese and Matt Ford

Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
3.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.91
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506.2
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.44
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.31
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.85
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.65
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.76
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.538
0.538
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.72
27.72
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Ferrarese and Matt Ford

Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
805.84
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
560.58
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
87.59
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.69
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.88
21.39
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.49
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
118.25
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
105.11
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.04
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.33
10.19
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
31.08
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
113.87
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.27
5.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.76
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ferrarese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA