Gene Ford vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb 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. Cleon Webb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.67 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 9.56 and 2.188 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Cleon Webb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Cleon Webb

Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.94
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
40
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.188
2.188
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
36.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Cleon Webb

Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Cleon Webb

Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
21.64
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
21.95
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA