Whitey Ford vs. Dave Schmidt — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dave Schmidt
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Schmidt 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 run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 80). Dave Schmidt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 91). Role difference aside, Whitey Ford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Dave Schmidt

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
3.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.63
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.54
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.54
49.54
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.76
16.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.5
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
3.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2706
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
962
9.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.85
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.36
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.47
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
4.78
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3826
38.18
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.79
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
4.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.8
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3508
35
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Dave Schmidt

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
3.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.63
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2706
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.38
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
2.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
2.07
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.83
92.83
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.76
16.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Dave Schmidt

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
75200
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Dave Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Dave Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA