Gene Ford vs. Von McDaniel — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Von McDaniel
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Von McDaniel 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. Von McDaniel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 9.56 and 2.188 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Von McDaniel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Von McDaniel

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.93
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.42
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.45
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.94
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.71
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.71
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.65
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.57
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
37.76
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.188
2.188
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
34
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Von McDaniel

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.93
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.42
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.91
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Von McDaniel

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
407.14
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
557.14
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.64
-56.66
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
214.29
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA