Whitey Ford

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1950–1967 BORN: NEW YORK, USA

Cy Young 1961 All-Star ×10 Hall of Fame

Career

236 W · 2.75 ERA · 1956 K

3170.1 IP · 1.22 WHIP · 498 G

1967 Season

2-4 · 1.64 ERA

44.0 IP · 21 K · 1.11 WHIP

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Whitey Ford was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 498 career appearances, with a 2.75 ERA and 1956 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1950	NYY	9	1	2.81	20	12	1	112.0	87	35	52	59	1.24
1953	NYY	18	6	3.00	32	30	0	207.0	187	69	110	110	1.43
1954	NYY	16	8	2.82	34	28	1	210.2	170	66	101	125	1.29
1955	NYY	18	7	2.63	39	33	2	253.2	188	74	113	137	1.19
1956	NYY	19	6	2.47	31	30	1	225.2	187	62	84	141	1.20
1957	NYY	11	5	2.57	24	17	0	129.1	114	37	53	84	1.29
1958	NYY	14	7	2.01	30	29	1	219.1	174	49	62	145	1.08
1959	NYY	16	10	3.04	35	29	1	204.0	194	69	89	114	1.39
1960	NYY	12	9	3.08	33	29	0	192.2	168	66	65	85	1.21
1961	NYY	25	4	3.21	39	39	0	283.0	242	101	92	209	1.18
1962	NYY	17	8	2.90	38	37	0	257.2	243	83	69	160	1.21
1963	NYY	24	7	2.74	38	37	1	269.1	240	82	56	189	1.10
1964	NYY	17	6	2.13	39	36	1	244.2	212	58	57	172	1.10
1965	NYY	16	13	3.24	37	36	1	244.1	241	88	50	162	1.19
1966	NYY	2	5	2.47	22	9	0	73.0	79	20	24	43	1.41
1967	NYY	2	4	1.64	7	7	0	44.0	40	8	9	21	1.11
Career Totals	—	236	106	2.75	498	438	10	3170.1	2766	967	1086	1956	1.22

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1950	NYY	20	36	2	7	0	0	0	3	0	4	4	.194	.275	.194	.469
1953	NYY	33	75	10	20	2	0	0	10	0	9	13	.267	.345	.293	.639
1954	NYY	34	62	7	10	1	0	0	7	0	9	15	.161	.264	.177	.441
1955	NYY	39	86	9	14	0	0	1	7	0	11	16	.163	.258	.198	.455
1956	NYY	31	78	9	17	2	0	0	4	0	9	14	.218	.299	.244	.542
1957	NYY	24	42	4	6	0	0	0	2	0	3	7	.143	.200	.143	.343
1958	NYY	30	73	10	15	1	0	0	2	0	5	10	.205	.266	.219	.485
1959	NYY	35	65	6	15	4	0	1	6	0	12	11	.231	.351	.338	.689
1960	NYY	33	53	4	8	2	0	0	3	0	9	14	.151	.274	.189	.463
1961	NYY	39	96	11	17	1	0	0	10	0	12	17	.177	.266	.188	.454
1962	NYY	38	85	5	10	2	0	0	5	1	8	22	.118	.198	.141	.339
1963	NYY	38	92	5	13	2	0	1	4	2	6	22	.141	.194	.196	.390
1964	NYY	39	67	5	8	1	0	0	2	0	10	23	.119	.244	.134	.378
1965	NYY	38	82	4	15	1	0	0	4	0	5	26	.183	.230	.195	.425
1966	NYY	22	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.053	.000	.053
1967	NYY	7	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.154	.154	.154	.308
Career Totals	—	500	1023	91	177	19	0	3	69	3	113	224	.173	.256	.200	.457

Awards & Achievements

Babe Ruth Award (1): 1961
Cy Young Award (1): 1961
TSN All-Star (4): 1955, 1956, 1961, 1963
TSN Pitcher of the Year (3): 1955, 1961, 1963
TSN Rookie of the Year (1): 1950
World Series MVP (1): 1961

All-Star Selections

1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1960, 1961, 1961, 1964

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.