Warren Spahn vs Whitey Ford

Warren SpahnWhitey Ford

Warren Spahn and Whitey Ford compared on their MLB careers: Warren Spahn played 21 seasons, 1942 to 1965, Whitey Ford 16 seasons, 1950 to 1967. Warren Spahn has 363 wins to Whitey Ford's 236. Warren Spahn won 1 title, Whitey Ford won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Warren Spahn and Whitey Ford career totals
750GP498
363W236
245L106
3.1ERA2.8
5243.2IP3170.1
2,583K1,956
1,434BB1,086
1.2WHIP1.2
29SV10

How do they compare in the postseason?

Warren Spahn and Whitey Ford postseason
8GP22
0R0
47H132

Where each stands all time

Warren Spahn and Whitey Ford all-time places
31st (2,583)Strikeouts (pitching)105th (1,956)
5th (363)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

  • Warren Spahn: 1 championship; Cy Young
  • 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.

Warren Spahn 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.
1st1942005.741950912.81
2nd1946852.9419531863.00
3rd194721102.3319541682.82
4th194815123.7119551872.63
5th194921143.0719561962.47
6th195021173.1619571152.57
7th195122142.9819581472.01
8th195214192.98195916103.04
9th19532372.1019601293.08
10th195421123.1419612543.21
11th195517143.2619621782.90
12th195620112.7819632472.74
13th195721112.6919641762.13
14th195822113.07196516133.24
15th195921152.961966252.47
16th196021103.501967241.64
17th196121133.02————
18th196218143.04————
19th19632372.60————
20th19646135.29————
21st19657164.01————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA