Whitey Ford vs. Don Lee — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Don Lee
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Whitey Ford a clear advantage over Don Lee across the core pitching metrics. Whitey Ford led in run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 110), home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 112), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 96). Don Lee held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 91). Whitey Ford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Don Lee

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
3.61
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
8.99
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
5.07
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.34
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
38.6
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.63
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
4.2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3241
35.21
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Don Lee

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.52
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
2.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.99
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Don Lee

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
592.71
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
247
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
548.99
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
87.91
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
30
72.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
9.44
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.57
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
8.54
20.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
101.82
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
111.74
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
43
104.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12
29.15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
31.58
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
24
58.3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
12.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.57
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
194.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
32.28
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.99
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA