Whitey Ford vs. Oscar Villarreal — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Oscar Villarreal
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Oscar Villarreal 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 111), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 116). Oscar Villarreal held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 91). Role difference aside, Whitey Ford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Oscar Villarreal

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
6.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.64
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.86
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
8.73
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.62
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.64
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
6.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.32
6.32
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.54
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
39.21
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.42
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.62
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.83
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
34.07
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Oscar Villarreal

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
6.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.56
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.37
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.93
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Oscar Villarreal

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258
8600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
508.11
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.15
-38.26
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
32.28
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.97
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA