Whitey Ford vs. Unknown Payne — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Unknown Payne
UnknownNewark StarsEastern Colored LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Unknown Payne 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 13.5 and 2.750 for Unknown Payne. 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 Unknown Payne

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.64
12.64
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
54
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
18
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Unknown Payne

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.99
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
2.64
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
2.53
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Unknown Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Unknown Payne

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