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Whitey Ford

Hall of Famer
Eligible Seasons: 1950-1967
Best Season: 1961

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Pitching Stats
Team	GP	GS	W	L	SV	IP	BB	K	ER	ERA	ERC	ERC#	OAV	WHIP	K/BB	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	Salary
1950 New York Yankees	20	12	9	1	1	112.0	52	59	35	2.81	2.96	2.63	.216	1.24	1.13	4.74	4.18	0.56	$3.37M
1953 New York Yankees	32	30	18	6	0	207.0	110	110	69	3.00	3.96	3.85	.245	1.43	1.00	4.78	4.78	0.57	$5.41M
1954 New York Yankees	34	28	16	8	1	210.2	101	125	66	2.82	3.05	3.05	.227	1.29	1.24	5.34	4.32	0.43	$5.93M
1955 New York Yankees	39	33	18	7	2	253.2	113	137	74	2.63	2.77	2.69	.208	1.19	1.21	4.86	4.01	0.71	$7.68M
1956 New York Yankees	31	30	19	6	1	225.2	84	141	62	2.47	2.88	2.71	.228	1.20	1.68	5.62	3.35	0.52	$7.16M
1957 New York Yankees	24	17	11	5	0	129.1	53	84	37	2.57	3.35	3.38	.237	1.29	1.58	5.85	3.69	0.70	$3.11M
1958 New York Yankees	30	29	14	7	1	219.1	62	145	49	2.01	2.40	2.44	.217	1.08	2.34	5.95	2.54	0.57	$7.20M
1959 New York Yankees	35	29	16	10	1	204.0	89	114	69	3.04	3.67	3.69	.250	1.39	1.28	5.03	3.93	0.57	$5.46M
1960 New York Yankees	33	29	12	9	0	192.2	65	85	66	3.08	2.98	2.96	.235	1.21	1.31	3.97	3.04	0.70	$5.31M
1961 New York Yankees	39	39	25	4	0	283.0	92	209	101	3.21	2.90	2.83	.229	1.18	2.27	6.65	2.93	0.73	$8.03M
1962 New York Yankees	38	37	17	8	0	257.2	69	160	83	2.90	3.21	3.17	.246	1.21	2.32	5.59	2.41	0.77	$6.39M
1963 New York Yankees	38	37	24	7	1	269.1	56	189	82	2.74	2.82	2.94	.241	1.10	3.38	6.32	1.87	0.87	$6.96M
1964 New York Yankees	39	36	17	6	1	244.2	57	172	58	2.13	2.37	2.45	.230	1.10	3.02	6.33	2.10	0.37	$7.73M
1965 New York Yankees	37	36	16	13	1	244.1	50	162	88	3.24	3.21	3.42	.258	1.19	3.24	5.97	1.84	0.81	$5.67M
1966 New York Yankees	22	9	2	5	0	73.0	24	43	20	2.47	4.15	4.46	.277	1.41	1.79	5.30	2.96	0.99	$1.21M
1967 New York Yankees	7	7	2	4	0	44.0	9	21	8	1.64	2.60	2.91	.247	1.11	2.33	4.30	1.84	0.41	$940K

Hitting Stats
Team	Pos	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	SO	BB	HBP	RC	RC27	Salary
1950 New York Yankees	P	20	44	36	2	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	4	0	2.3	2.0	$3.37M
1953 New York Yankees	P	32	85	75	10	20	2	0	0	10	0	0	13	9	0	7.6	3.5	$5.41M
1954 New York Yankees	P	34	79	62	7	10	1	0	0	7	0	0	15	9	0	4.2	2.1	$5.93M
1955 New York Yankees	P	39	100	86	9	14	0	0	1	7	0	0	16	11	0	5.1	1.8	$7.68M
1956 New York Yankees	P	31	92	78	9	17	2	0	0	4	0	0	14	9	0	6.8	2.8	$7.16M
1957 New York Yankees	P	24	50	42	4	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	3	0	1.7	1.2	$3.11M
1958 New York Yankees	P	30	84	73	10	15	1	0	0	2	0	0	10	5	1	4.8	2.1	$7.20M
1959 New York Yankees	P	35	80	65	6	15	4	0	1	6	0	0	11	12	0	9.0	4.6	$5.46M
1960 New York Yankees	P	33	66	53	4	8	2	0	0	3	0	0	14	9	0	3.7	2.1	$5.31M
1961 New York Yankees	P	39	114	96	11	17	1	0	0	10	0	0	17	12	0	6.0	1.9	$8.03M
1962 New York Yankees	P	38	99	85	5	10	2	0	0	5	1	0	22	8	1	3.4	1.1	$6.39M
1963 New York Yankees	P	38	103	92	5	13	2	0	1	4	2	2	22	6	0	3.4	1.1	$6.96M
1964 New York Yankees	P	39	85	67	5	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	10	1	3.5	1.5	$7.73M
1965 New York Yankees	P	37	93	82	4	15	1	0	0	4	0	0	26	5	0	4.4	1.7	$5.67M
1966 New York Yankees	P	22	19	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	.0	.0	$1.21M
1967 New York Yankees	P	7	15	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.4	.9	$940K

Advanced Hitting Stats
Team	Pos	GP	PA	AB	BA	BA+	BA#	OBP	OBP+	OBP#	SLG	SLG+	SLG#	OPS	OPS+	OPS#	HR/AB	Salary
1950 New York Yankees	P	20	44	36	.194	72	.191	.275	77	.263	.194	48	.188	.469	62	.451	.000	$3.37M
1953 New York Yankees	P	32	85	75	.267	102	.267	.345	103	.341	.293	77	.293	.639	89	.634	.000	$5.41M
1954 New York Yankees	P	34	79	62	.161	63	.163	.264	80	.263	.177	48	.180	.441	63	.443	.000	$5.93M
1955 New York Yankees	P	39	100	86	.163	63	.164	.258	77	.255	.198	52	.198	.455	63	.453	.012	$7.68M
1956 New York Yankees	P	31	92	78	.218	84	.219	.299	88	.293	.244	62	.239	.542	74	.532	.000	$7.16M
1957 New York Yankees	P	24	50	42	.143	56	.145	.200	61	.201	.143	37	.143	.343	48	.344	.000	$3.11M
1958 New York Yankees	P	30	84	73	.205	81	.209	.266	83	.269	.219	57	.219	.485	69	.488	.000	$7.20M
1959 New York Yankees	P	35	80	65	.231	91	.235	.351	109	.354	.338	88	.338	.689	97	.691	.015	$5.46M
1960 New York Yankees	P	33	66	53	.151	59	.153	.274	83	.274	.189	49	.187	.463	65	.461	.000	$5.31M
1961 New York Yankees	P	39	114	96	.177	69	.180	.266	81	.266	.188	47	.184	.454	63	.449	.000	$8.03M
1962 New York Yankees	P	38	99	85	.118	46	.120	.198	61	.199	.141	36	.138	.339	47	.337	.000	$6.39M
1963 New York Yankees	P	38	103	92	.141	57	.146	.194	62	.200	.196	52	.197	.390	56	.396	.011	$6.96M
1964 New York Yankees	P	39	85	67	.119	48	.124	.244	77	.250	.134	35	.134	.378	54	.384	.000	$7.73M
1965 New York Yankees	P	37	93	82	.183	76	.191	.230	74	.237	.195	53	.200	.425	62	.437	.000	$5.67M
1966 New York Yankees	P	22	19	18	.000	0	.000	.053	17	.055	.000	0	.000	.053	8	.055	.000	$1.21M
1967 New York Yankees	P	7	15	13	.154	65	.163	.154	51	.162	.154	44	.163	.308	47	.324	.000	$940K

Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
Team	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF	Salary
1950 New York Yankees	A+/B-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$3.37M
1953 New York Yankees	A/C	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.41M
1954 New York Yankees	B/B-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.93M
1955 New York Yankees	A/B-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$7.68M
1956 New York Yankees	A+/A-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$7.16M
1957 New York Yankees	C/A-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$3.11M
1958 New York Yankees	D/B+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$7.20M
1959 New York Yankees	A+/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.46M
1960 New York Yankees	A/B+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.31M
1961 New York Yankees	C-/C-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$8.03M
1962 New York Yankees	B+/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	$6.39M
1963 New York Yankees	C-/C	--	--	--	--	--	--	$6.96M
1964 New York Yankees	A+/A-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$7.73M
1965 New York Yankees	A+/B-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.67M
1966 New York Yankees	D/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$1.21M
1967 New York Yankees	B/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$940K

Player Awards
Team	All-Star	MVP	Gold Glove	Rookie of the Year	Cy Young	Reliever of the Year	Salary
1950 New York Yankees							$3.37M
1953 New York Yankees							$5.41M
1954 New York Yankees	X						$5.93M
1955 New York Yankees	X						$7.68M
1956 New York Yankees	X						$7.16M
1957 New York Yankees							$3.11M
1958 New York Yankees	X						$7.20M
1959 New York Yankees	X						$5.46M
1960 New York Yankees	X						$5.31M
1961 New York Yankees	X				X		$8.03M
1962 New York Yankees							$6.39M
1963 New York Yankees							$6.96M
1964 New York Yankees	X						$7.73M
1965 New York Yankees							$5.67M
1966 New York Yankees							$1.21M
1967 New York Yankees							$940K

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