Jim Palmer vs Whitey Ford

Jim Palmer Whitey Ford

Jim Palmer and Whitey Ford compared on their MLB careers: Jim Palmer played 19 seasons, 1965 to 1984, Whitey Ford 16 seasons, 1950 to 1967. Jim Palmer has 268 wins to Whitey Ford's 236. Jim Palmer won 3 titles, Whitey Ford won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Palmer and Whitey Ford career totals

558	GP	498
268	W	236
152	L	106
2.9	ERA	2.8
3,948	IP	3170.1
2,212	K	1,956
1,311	BB	1,086
1.2	WHIP	1.2
4	SV	10

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jim Palmer and Whitey Ford postseason

17	GP	22
0	R	0
101	H	132

Where each stands all time

Jim Palmer and Whitey Ford all-time places

64th (2,212)	Strikeouts (pitching)	105th (1,956)
35th (268)	Wins (pitching)	61st (236)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Jim Palmer: 3 championships; AL Cy Young ×3, AL Gold Glove ×4
Whitey Ford: 6 championships; Cy Young, World Series MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jim Palmer and Whitey Ford season by season

1st	1965	5	4	3.72	1950	9	1	2.81
2nd	1966	15	10	3.46	1953	18	6	3.00
3rd	1967	3	1	2.94	1954	16	8	2.82
4th	1969	16	4	2.34	1955	18	7	2.63
5th	1970	20	10	2.71	1956	19	6	2.47
6th	1971	20	9	2.68	1957	11	5	2.57
7th	1972	21	10	2.07	1958	14	7	2.01
8th	1973	22	9	2.40	1959	16	10	3.04
9th	1974	7	12	3.27	1960	12	9	3.08
10th	1975	23	11	2.09	1961	25	4	3.21
11th	1976	22	13	2.51	1962	17	8	2.90
12th	1977	20	11	2.91	1963	24	7	2.74
13th	1978	21	12	2.46	1964	17	6	2.13
14th	1979	10	6	3.30	1965	16	13	3.24
15th	1980	16	10	3.98	1966	2	5	2.47
16th	1981	7	8	3.75	1967	2	4	1.64
17th	1982	15	5	3.13	—	—	—	—
18th	1983	5	4	4.23	—	—	—	—
19th	1984	0	3	9.17	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA