Whitey Ford vs. Curtis Partch — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Curtis Partch
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Curtis Partch 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 5.52 and 1.548 for Curtis Partch. 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 Curtis Partch

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.52
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2766
7.85
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.32
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.55
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.39
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
41.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.52
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11922
33.84
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
31.35
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Curtis Partch

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Curtis Partch

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Curtis Partch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Curtis Partch
Career
Per 600 PA