Gene Ford vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés 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. Faustino Valdés posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 9.56 and 2.188 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Faustino Valdés had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Faustino Valdés

Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.94
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9.98
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.15
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
40.5
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.43
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.188
2.188
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
34.85
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Faustino Valdés

Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.29
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153.2
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Faustino Valdés

Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
541.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
100
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
32.74
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
116.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100