Matt Ford vs. Jerry Walker — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerry Walker
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jerry Walker 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. Matt Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 4.36 and 1.469 for Jerry Walker. By the career numbers, Matt Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and Jerry Walker

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
2.29
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.08
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.53
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.33
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
4.36
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2241
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.48
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
8.84
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.17
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.11
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
3.93
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.3
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3263
39.31
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.59
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.74
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
4.78
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
34.9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Jerry Walker

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
2.29
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.08
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2241
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.6
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.65
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
2.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.12
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Jerry Walker

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
472.39
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
564.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
129.85
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
107.46
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
13.43
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.96
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
22.39
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.49
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.29
43.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
170.15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
147.76
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
53.73
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
47.01
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
91.79
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
31.08
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.48
45.86
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15.67
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
114.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
5.25
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.67
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100