Gene Ford vs. Jim McGlothlin — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim McGlothlin 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. Jim McGlothlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 5.66 and 1.857 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Jim McGlothlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Jim McGlothlin

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.53
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.53
46.53
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.66
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
3.61
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.11
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
8.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.11
13.11
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.87
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.6
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.89
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.14
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
4.91
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
42.69
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5424
37.54
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.54
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.71
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.01
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
38.57
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4935
34.16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.392
0.392
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.69
42.69
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Jim McGlothlin

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3903
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.68
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.09
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.68
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
2.48
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
2.37
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Jim McGlothlin

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
355.56
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
527.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
66.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.83
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.99
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.12
21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
37.5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
54.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-17.29
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
8.85
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
163
226.39
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
38.89
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA