Mel Stottlemyre vs Whitey Ford

Mel StottlemyreWhitey Ford

Mel Stottlemyre and Whitey Ford compared on their MLB careers: Mel Stottlemyre played 11 seasons, 1964 to 1974, Whitey Ford 16 seasons, 1950 to 1967. Mel Stottlemyre has 164 wins to Whitey Ford's 236. Whitey Ford won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mel Stottlemyre and Whitey Ford career totals
360GP498
164W236
139L106
3.0ERA2.8
2661.1IP3170.1
1,257K1,956
809BB1,086
1.2WHIP1.2
1SV10

How do they compare in the postseason?

Mel Stottlemyre and Whitey Ford postseason
3GP22
0R0
18H132

Where each stands all time

Mel Stottlemyre and Whitey Ford all-time places
207th (164)Wins (pitching)61st (236)
—Strikeouts (pitching)105th (1,956)

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

  • Mel Stottlemyre: 0 championships; none on file
  • 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.

Mel Stottlemyre and Whitey Ford season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1964932.061950912.81
2nd19652092.6319531863.00
3rd196612203.8019541682.82
4th196715152.9619551872.63
5th196821122.4519561962.47
6th196920142.8219571152.57
7th197015133.0919581472.01
8th197116122.87195916103.04
9th197214183.2219601293.08
10th197316163.0719612543.21
11th1974673.5819621782.90
12th————19632472.74
13th————19641762.13
14th————196516133.24
15th————1966252.47
16th————1967241.64

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA