Tom Ford vs. Snipe Hansen — Career Comparison

Tom Ford
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Snipe Hansen
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Snipe Hansen built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.94 and WHIP 2.059 compared to 5.01 and 1.562 for Snipe Hansen. By the career numbers, Tom Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Ford and Snipe Hansen

Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.23
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.65
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.84
32.84
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.81
45.81
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.94
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
5.01
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1877
27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625.2
9
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
12.35
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
11.26
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.26
11.26
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.18
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.79
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.53
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
45.18
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2828
40.68
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.59
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
6.17
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.562
1.562
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
39
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2618
37.66
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.18
45.18
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Tom Ford and Snipe Hansen

Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.48
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
27
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.59
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.95
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.96
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.74
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Ford and Snipe Hansen

Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
206.25
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
439.44
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
563.38
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
87.32
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.87
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.32
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.78
16.29
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.77
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
107.04
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.17
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-37.08
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
8.32
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA
53
149.3
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
4.02
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.9
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Snipe Hansen
Career
Per 600 PA