Whitey Ford vs. Jehosie Heard — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jehosie Heard
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Whitey Ford posted a stronger line than Jehosie Heard. Whitey Ford posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.75 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.229 vs 1.489). By the career numbers, Whitey Ford had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Jehosie Heard

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
0.67
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.01
69.01
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.44
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.29
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.11
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.22
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
40.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.66
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.489
1.489
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
36.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.01
40.01

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Jehosie Heard

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.82
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Jehosie Heard

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
87.91
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
76.99
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
22.81
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
101.82
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
45.2
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
34.27
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
77.98
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
27.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA