Whitey Ford vs. Don Sutton — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Don Sutton
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Whitey Ford comes out ahead of Don Sutton in this starter comparison. Whitey Ford led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 95). Don Sutton held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 91). The edge goes to Whitey Ford.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Don Sutton

Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.41
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
1.24
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.44
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.86
55.86
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.95
87.95
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
0.3
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1914
3.26
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15847
27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282.1
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692
7.99
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
0.8
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1343
2.29
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3574
6.09
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.19
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13036
37.01
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21631
36.85
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2104
3.58
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.29
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.18
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19933
33.96
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.01
37.01
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Don Sutton

Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.57
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
1.25
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15846
27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
0.57
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
1.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
1.67
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
947
1.61
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.52
79.52
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Don Sutton

Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
302.12
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1559
600
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1354
521.1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
75.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
68.89
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.77
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.9
13.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
81.59
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
261
100.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
64
24.63
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
64
24.63
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
128
49.26
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
13.63
5.24
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.31
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
23.09
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
365
140.47
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
65
32.28
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
52.34
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.97
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
11.16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100