Whitey Ford vs. Gene Snyder — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Gene Snyder
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Snyder 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 5.47 and 2.051 for Gene Snyder. 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 Gene Snyder

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.47
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.94
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.39
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
43.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.49
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.975
1.975
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
36.91
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Gene Snyder

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.15
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Gene Snyder

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
733.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
508.11
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
4.72
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
45.2
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
3.71
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
56.13
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
32.28
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA