Whitey Ford vs. Bob Sadowski — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bob Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Whitey Ford a clear advantage over Bob Sadowski across the core pitching metrics. Whitey Ford led in run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 103), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 95). Bob Sadowski held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 91). Whitey Ford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Bob Sadowski

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.96
46.96
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
8.52
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.84
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
5.26
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
37.62
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.28
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
34.64
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Bob Sadowski

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.96
46.96
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Bob Sadowski

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
479.17
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
537.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.17
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
5.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
58.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
9
37.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
15
62.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.21
-17.52
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
237.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
32.28
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.97
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA