Whitey Ford vs. Charlie Roy — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Charlie Roy
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Roy 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 4.91 and 1.582 for Charlie Roy. 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 Charlie Roy

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.44
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
11.78
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.78
11.78
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.45
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
40.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.95
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.89
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
37.31
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Charlie Roy

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.99
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
2.64
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
2.53
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Charlie Roy

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.68
-50.96
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
32.28
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA