Whitey Ford vs. Art Hagan — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Art Hagan
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Art Hagan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Whitey Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.229 compared to 5.36 and 1.798 for Art Hagan. By the career numbers, Whitey Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Art Hagan

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.41
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.06
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.95
87.95
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.44
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.96
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.36
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
14.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.01
14.01
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.53
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.523
0.523
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.26
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
42.98
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
10.16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.798
1.798
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
40.8
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.98
42.98

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Art Hagan

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.57
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.4
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.43
78.43
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.739
1.739
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Hagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Art Hagan

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
248.34
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
22
167.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
12.37
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
98.73
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
45.2
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-5.37
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
182.28
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Art Hagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Art Hagan
Career
Per 600 PA