Whitey Ford vs. Addie Joss — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Addie Joss
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Addie Joss posted a stronger line than Whitey Ford. Addie Joss posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.89 vs 2.75) and WHIP (0.968 vs 1.229). By the career numbers, Addie Joss 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 Addie Joss

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.41
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.62
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.38
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.26
62.26
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.95
87.95
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.44
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.91
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.17
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
967
2.75
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6981
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2766
7.85
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1888
7.3
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.41
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
920
3.56
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.22
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13036
37.01
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8891
34.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
2.82
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11922
33.84
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8469
32.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.01
37.01
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.39
34.39

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Addie Joss

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.57
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7134
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2378
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.7
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
1.99
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.21
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
2.64
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
4.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
2.53
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
3.91
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.502
3.502
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.15
69.15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Addie Joss

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
248.34
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
296
194.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
911
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
538.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
118
77.72
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
90
59.28
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
19
9.44
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.83
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.44
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
34.95
23.02
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
154
101.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
173
113.94
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
46
30.3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
51
33.59
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
96
63.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
23.55
15.51
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
54
35.57
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
297
195.61
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
39
25.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.48
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100