Whitey Ford vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Whitey Ford posted a stronger line than Bill Williams. Whitey Ford posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.75 vs 5.06) and WHIP (1.229 vs 1.313). By the career numbers, Whitey Ford had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Bill Williams

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
1.24
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.95
87.95
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2766
7.85
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11922
33.84
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Bill Williams

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.52
79.52
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Bill Williams

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA