Gene Ford vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 9.56 and 2.188 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Dazzy Vance

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.42
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.94
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.188
2.188
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Dazzy Vance

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Dazzy Vance

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
78.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
62.05
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
154.86
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100