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Whitey Ford 2026 Season · NYY

Career: 236-106, 2.75 ERA, 1956 K in 3170.1 IP.

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Whitey Ford

#16

P · NYY

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SNutty

+21.4Career NUT

Max Tier

Career

2.75ERA1.22WHIP236W1956K3170.1IP10SV

L/L · 5' 10", 180 lb · b. Oct 21, 1928 · New York, NY · Signed Undrafted FA, 1950

Player Overview

Year by Year


1950	21	NYY	+0.7	9	1	2.81	20	12	7	2	5	1	465	112.0	87	35	52	2	59	1.24
1953	24	NYY	+0.3	18	6	3.00	32	30	11	3	2	0	882	207.0	187	69	110	4	110	1.43
1954	25	NYY	+1.5	16	8	2.82	34	28	11	3	4	1	873	210.2	170	66	101	1	125	1.29
1955	26	NYY	+1.0	18	7	2.63	39	33	18	5	4	2	1027	253.2	188	74	113	1	137	1.19
1956	27	NYY	+2.4	19	6	2.47	31	30	18	2	1	1	920	225.2	187	62	84	4	141	1.20
1957	28	NYY	+0.6	11	5	2.57	24	17	5	0	2	0	539	129.1	114	37	53	1	84	1.29
1958	29	NYY	+2.5	14	7	2.01	30	29	15	7	1	1	872	219.1	174	49	62	3	145	1.08
1959	30	NYY	+0.8	16	10	3.04	35	29	9	2	4	1	877	204.0	194	69	89	1	114	1.39
1960	31	NYY	+0.3	12	9	3.08	33	29	8	4	1	0	797	192.2	168	66	65	1	85	1.21
1961	32	NYY	+2.9	25	4	3.21	39	39	11	3	0	0	1159	283.0	242	101	92	1	209	1.18
1962	33	NYY	+1.8	17	8	2.90	38	37	7	0	0	0	1070	257.2	243	83	69	4	160	1.21
1963	34	NYY	+1.6	24	7	2.74	38	37	13	3	1	1	1068	269.1	240	82	56	2	189	1.10
1964	35	NYY	+3.4	17	6	2.13	39	36	12	8	2	1	996	244.2	212	58	57	2	172	1.10
1965	36	NYY	+1.5	16	13	3.24	37	36	9	2	1	1	1000	244.1	241	88	50	1	162	1.19
1966	37	NYY	-0.2	2	5	2.47	22	9	0	0	7	0	318	73.0	79	20	24	0	43	1.41
1967	38	NYY	+0.3	2	4	1.64	7	7	2	1	0	0	173	44.0	40	8	9	0	21	1.11
Career	—	16 yrs	+21.4	236	106	2.75	498	438	156	45	35	10	13036	3170.1	2766	967	1086	28	1956	1.22

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Ford's career NUT of +21.4

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

3.4

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NUT by Season

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+0.3

+1.5

+1.0

+2.4

+0.6

+2.5

+0.8

+0.3

+2.9

+1.8

+1.6

+3.4

+1.5

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+0.3

Awards

1950World Series Championship

1953World Series Championship

1954AL All-Star

1955AL All-Star

1956AL All-Star · World Series Championship

1958AL All-Star · World Series Championship

1959AL All-Star

1960AL All-Star

1961AL All-Star · World Series Championship · MLB Cy Young · Willie Mays World Series MVP · Babe Ruth Award

1962World Series Championship

1964AL All-Star

1974Uniform number retired · Hall Of Fame

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