Gene Ford vs. Matt Harvey — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Harvey
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Harvey 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. Matt Harvey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 5.66 and 1.857 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Matt Harvey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Matt Harvey

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.47
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.61
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.1
43.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.66
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
4.42
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.11
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
9.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.11
13.11
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.15
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.6
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.55
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
5.14
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.25
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
42.69
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4099
38.18
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.54
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.71
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.64
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
38.57
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3734
34.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.392
0.392
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.69
42.69
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Matt Harvey

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.09
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.07
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.56
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Matt Harvey

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
394.91
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
556.36
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
41.45
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.99
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.72
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
80.73
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
67.64
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.55
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
45.82
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-17.29
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.39
-18.3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.73
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
235.64
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
34.91
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA