Whitey Ford vs. Frank Mulroney — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Frank Mulroney
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Mulroney 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 3 and 1.000 for Frank Mulroney. 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 Frank Mulroney

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13036
37.01
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.01
37.01
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Frank Mulroney

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.57
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8554
27
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2851.1
9
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Frank Mulroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mulroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Frank Mulroney

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