Gene Ford vs. George LeClair — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George LeClair
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh RebelsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

George LeClair 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. George LeClair posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.199 compared to 5.66 and 1.857 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, George LeClair had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and George LeClair

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.55
34.55
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.66
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.36
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.11
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
8.47
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.11
13.11
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.6
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.14
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.47
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
42.69
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
15.41
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.54
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.71
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
4.46
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
38.57
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
13
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.392
0.392
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.69
42.69
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.41
15.41

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and George LeClair

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
27
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.09
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and George LeClair

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
440
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
568
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.99
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
12.16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
88
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
80
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-17.29
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-1.12
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.25
6.25
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
George LeClair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
George LeClair
Career
Per 600 PA