Gene Ford vs. Chris Holt — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Holt 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 Holt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.519 compared to 9.56 and 2.188 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Chris Holt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Chris Holt

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.44
35.44
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.76
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.94
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
10.42
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.84
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.09
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3236
39.53
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.188
2.188
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2890
35.31
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Chris Holt

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2210
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736.2
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.2
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.87
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.8
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Chris Holt

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
385.51
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
513.04
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
46.38
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.58
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.39
6.94
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
72.46
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.39
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.17
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.17
-12.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.19
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
83
240.58
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA