Mickey Vernon vs. Whitey Ford — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Vernon is hitting 0.234 here, 18% below their career average, while Ford's career opposing average is 0.232. Vernon also posted an OPS of 0.737, close to the career mark of 0.787. Ford has had the edge in strikeouts, with Vernon going down once every 5.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 11.3 PA. No clear edge.

How Mickey Vernon put the ball into play against Whitey Ford

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Whitey Ford to Mickey Vernon

Matchup Details for Mickey Vernon and Whitey Ford

Stats that describe the matchup between Mickey Vernon and Whitey Ford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
74
Mickey Vernon Career Plate Appearances
9834
Whitey Ford Career Batters Faced
13036
In this matchup
64
Mickey Vernon Career At Bats
8731
Whitey Ford Career At Bats Pitched
11922
In this matchup
0.234
Mickey Vernon Career Batting Average
0.286
Whitey Ford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
In this matchup
15
Mickey Vernon Career Hits
2495
Whitey Ford Career Hits Allowed
2766
In this matchup
9
Mickey Vernon Career Singles
1713
In this matchup
3
Mickey Vernon Career Doubles
490
In this matchup
0
Mickey Vernon Career Triples
120
In this matchup
3
Mickey Vernon Career Home Runs
172
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed
228

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
6
Mickey Vernon Career Extra Base Hits
782
In this matchup
0.047
Mickey Vernon Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.200
Mickey Vernon Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.069
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.231
Mickey Vernon Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.198
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
27
Mickey Vernon Total Bases
3741
In this matchup
23
Mickey Vernon Career Times on Base
3499
In this matchup
0.315
Mickey Vernon Career On Base Percentage
0.359
In this matchup
0.422
Mickey Vernon Career Slugging Percentage
0.429
In this matchup
0.737
Mickey Vernon Career OPS
0.787
In this matchup
0.188
Mickey Vernon Career Isolated Power
0.143
In this matchup
0.247
Mickey Vernon Career Gross Production Average
0.269
In this matchup
0.245
Mickey Vernon Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Whitey Ford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
In this matchup
12
Mickey Vernon Career RBIs
1311
In this matchup
8.625
Mickey Vernon Career Runs Created
1407.290
In this matchup
0
Mickey Vernon Career Hit By Pitch
49
Whitey Ford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28

Outs

In this matchup
37
In this matchup
8
Mickey Vernon Career Walks
955
Whitey Ford Career Walks Allowed
1086
In this matchup
0
Mickey Vernon Career Intentional Walks
22
Whitey Ford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
13
Mickey Vernon Career Strikeouts
869
Whitey Ford Career Strikeouts Thrown
1956
In this matchup
5.692
Mickey Vernon Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.320
Whitey Ford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.665
In this matchup
0.615
Mickey Vernon Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.100
Whitey Ford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.311
Mickey Vernon Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
Whitey Ford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.299

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Mickey Vernon Career Sacrifice Hits
80
Whitey Ford Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Mickey Vernon Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Whitey Ford Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
4
Mickey Vernon Career Ground into Double Play
183
Whitey Ford Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0