Whitey Ford career ERA

• Best season on file: 1.64 in 1967.

Average of 16 regular seasons, 1950 through 1967. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Whitey Ford career ERA, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1950	NYY	20	9	1	2.81	112.0	59	52	1.24	1
1953	NYY	32	18	6	3.00	207.0	110	110	1.43	0
1954	NYY	34	16	8	2.82	210.2	125	101	1.29	1
1955	NYY	39	18	7	2.63	253.2	137	113	1.19	2
1956	NYY	31	19	6	2.47	225.2	141	84	1.20	1
1957	NYY	24	11	5	2.57	129.1	84	53	1.29	0
1958	NYY	30	14	7	2.01	219.1	145	62	1.08	1
1959	NYY	35	16	10	3.04	204.0	114	89	1.39	1
1960	NYY	33	12	9	3.08	192.2	85	65	1.21	0
1961	NYY	39	25	4	3.21	283.0	209	92	1.18	0
1962	NYY	38	17	8	2.90	257.2	160	69	1.21	0
1963	NYY	38	24	7	2.74	269.1	189	56	1.10	1
1964	NYY	39	17	6	2.13	244.2	172	57	1.10	1
1965	NYY	37	16	13	3.24	244.1	162	50	1.19	1
1966	NYY	22	2	5	2.47	73.0	43	24	1.41	0
1967	NYY	7	2	4	1.64	44.0	21	9	1.11	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV