Russ Ford vs. Don Hood — Career Comparison

Russ Ford
Lost GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Hood
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Hood as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.59 and WHIP 1.154 compared to 3.79 and 1.457 for Don Hood. By the career numbers, Russ Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Ford and Don Hood

Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.2
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.15
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.03
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.76
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.6
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.43
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.24
58.24
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.28
49.28
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.43
85.43
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
2.59
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
3.79
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4462
27
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2545
27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487.1
9
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
848.1
9
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
8.11
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840
8.91
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.27
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
2.28
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
3.86
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.34
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
4.3
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
3.97
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.42
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6042
36.56
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3651
38.73
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.17
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.89
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.64
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
4.37
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.93
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5632
34.08
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3194
33.89
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.56
36.56
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Russ Ford and Don Hood

Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
6.03
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.15
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.98
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.76
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
27
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2545
27
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
9
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848.1
9
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.9
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.53
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
12.24
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.41
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.86
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
15
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
2.11
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
14.14
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.94
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.26
94.26
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.96
91.96
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.345
2.345
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.26
16.26
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.24
24.24
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Ford and Don Hood

Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
204
215.49
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
8509.09
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
600
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
534.51
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
545.45
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
111.97
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
84.51
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.96
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.45
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.46
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.62
43.96
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
19.67
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
150
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
150
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
58.1
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
39.08
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
96.13
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.25
45.69
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
20.36
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.92
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
170.07
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
245.45
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
2.44
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.46
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.79
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.85
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
93.33
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA