Gene Ford vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson 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. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 9.56 and 2.188 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Charley Wilson

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.94
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.188
2.188
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
35.12
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Charley Wilson

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.44
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268.1
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Charley Wilson

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
570.59
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA