Whitey Ford vs. Wandy Peralta — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Wandy Peralta
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Wandy Peralta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Whitey Ford led in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 81). Wandy Peralta held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 91). Role difference aside, Whitey Ford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Wandy Peralta

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
9.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.55
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
3.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
455.2
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
8.1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.95
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
7.43
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1959
38.69
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.15
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
4.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11922
33.84
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1713
33.83
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Wandy Peralta

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
9.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
455.2
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.54
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.41
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Wandy Peralta

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
100400
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
508.11
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-9.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
32.28
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Wandy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Wandy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA