Whitey Ford vs. Esteban Yan — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Esteban Yan
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Esteban Yan 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 71), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 85). Esteban Yan held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 91). Role difference aside, Whitey Ford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Esteban Yan

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
6.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
5.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2086
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
695.1
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754
9.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.36
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
3.49
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
7.16
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.61
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3096
40.07
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
5.51
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.71
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2723
35.24
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Esteban Yan

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
6.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2086
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
695.1
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.92
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.83
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.27
95.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Esteban Yan

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
94400
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
508.11
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.667
2.667
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
87.91
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
76.99
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.22
27.92
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
101.82
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
145.53
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.075
1.075
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
45.2
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
34.27
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
77.98
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.79
29.7
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
446.24
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
32.28
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA