Matt Ford vs. George Washington — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Washington
Pre-GenerationalGeorgiaNorth AmericaCuban X GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

George Washington 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. George Washington posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.159 compared to 4.33 and 1.534 for Matt Ford. By the career numbers, George Washington had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and George Washington

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.68
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9.48
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
7.77
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.68
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
38.25
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.74
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.91
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
33.34
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and George Washington

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.95
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.65
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.21
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.05
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and George Washington

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
7
155.56
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
511.11
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
44.49
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
91.07
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
31.08
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
98.36
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
George Washington
Career
Per 600 PA