Russ Ford vs. Aaron Scheffer — Career Comparison

Russ Ford
Lost GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Aaron Scheffer
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Scheffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Scheffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.93 and WHIP 1.929 compared to 2.59 and 1.154 for Russ Ford. By the career numbers, Aaron Scheffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Ford and Aaron Scheffer

Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.2
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.03
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.6
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.43
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.24
58.24
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.43
85.43
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
2.59
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4462
27
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487.1
9
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
8.11
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.27
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
2.28
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
4.3
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.21
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6042
36.56
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
46.29
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.17
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.64
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5632
34.08
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
32.79
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.56
36.56
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.29
46.29

Fielding Stats for Russ Ford and Aaron Scheffer

Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
6.03
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.98
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
27
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
9
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.9
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
12.24
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.86
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
15
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
14.14
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.26
94.26
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.345
2.345
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.26
16.26
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Ford and Aaron Scheffer

Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
215.49
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
600
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
534.51
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
111.97
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
84.51
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.96
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.45
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.46
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.62
43.96
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
150
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
150
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58.1
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
39.08
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
96.13
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.25
45.69
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.92
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
161
170.07
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.46
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.79
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.85
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
93.33
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA