Dave Ford vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Dave Ford
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Marchildon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.02 and 1.267 for Dave Ford. By the career numbers, Phil Marchildon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Ford and Phil Marchildon

Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.97
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.37
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.55
47.55
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.61
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.02
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.93
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
9.31
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.87
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.86
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.68
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.33
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
36.95
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5309
39.35
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.31
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
4.48
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.93
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
34.27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4602
34.11
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Dave Ford and Phil Marchildon

Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.97
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154.2
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.22
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.69
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.69
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.569
0.569
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.69
15.69
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Ford and Phil Marchildon

Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
236.67
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
600
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
518.12
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
74.2
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
62.69
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.96
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.51
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.53
17.31
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
89.55
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
110.02
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.87
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.26
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.85
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.97
10.2
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.54
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
110
140.72
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
46.06
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0