Whitey Ford vs. Jordan Hicks — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jordan Hicks
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Jordan Hicks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Whitey Ford led in run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 96), walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 82), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 94). Jordan Hicks held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 205 vs 129). Role difference aside, Whitey Ford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Jordan Hicks

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.89
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.79
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.69
32.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.45
13.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.75
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
4.41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
8.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.66
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
4.54
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
8.76
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.94
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.79
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
39.31
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.76
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11922
33.84
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1575
33.72
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Jordan Hicks

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.89
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.79
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.94
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.09
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
2.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
2.03
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.45
13.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Jordan Hicks

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
165000
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Jordan Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Jordan Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA