Whitey Ford vs. Craig Swan — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Craig Swan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Whitey Ford a clear advantage over Craig Swan across the core pitching metrics. Whitey Ford led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 101). Craig Swan held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 91). Whitey Ford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Craig Swan

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
1.24
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.43
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.52
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.04
45.04
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
3.74
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3707
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1235.2
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
8.73
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.84
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.68
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
4.9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5163
37.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.19
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4686
34.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Craig Swan

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.25
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3707
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1235.2
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.01
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
1.66
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.58
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.18
95.18
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.939
0.939
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.52
79.52
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Craig Swan

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
329.22
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
421
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
358
510.21
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
54
76.96
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
71.26
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.28
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.7
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
12.1
17.24
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
60
85.51
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
79
112.59
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
25.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
25.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
49.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
8.9
12.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
34.2
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
186.7
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.21
3.21
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
32.28
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.97
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.7
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.99
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0