Matt Ford vs. Red Oldham — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Red Oldham built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Oldham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 4.33 and 1.534 for Matt Ford. By the career numbers, Red Oldham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and Red Oldham

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.51
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
4.15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.48
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.08
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
39.15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.74
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.15
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3391
35.72
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Red Oldham

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Red Oldham

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
340.13
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
540.76
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
32.48
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
44.49
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
57.32
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
31.08
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
124.2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100