Gene Ford vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Hammond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 5.66 and 1.857 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Chris Hammond

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.66
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.11
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.11
13.11
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.6
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
5.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
42.69
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.54
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.71
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
38.57
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.392
0.392
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.69
42.69
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Chris Hammond

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.09
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.37
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.88
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.75
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.497
0.497
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Chris Hammond

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
499.3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.99
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-17.29
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
58.74
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
39.86
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA