Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Pitching Comparison

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Totals

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	236	106	.690	2.75	498	438	35	156	45	11	3170.1	2766	1107	967	228	1086	49	1956	28	5	75	13036	4058	133	3.26	1.215	7.9	0.6	3.1	5.6
2	Wilbur Wood	19-36	1961	1978	164	156	.513	3.24	651	297	198	114	24	57	2684.0	2582	1130	965	209	724	71	1411	63	6	72	11154	3532	114	3.37	1.232	8.7	0.7	2.4	4.7

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	10	8	.556	2.71	22	22	0	7	3	0	146.0	132	51	44	8	34	2	94	3	0	4	594	180			1.137	8.1	0.5	2.1	5.8

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Value

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	498	438	3170.1	53.6	28.6
2	Wilbur Wood	19-36	1961	1978	651	297	2684.0	52.2	26.0

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Totals Against

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	498	438	3170.1	4058	11750	2077	377	84	30	54	35.71	51	355	117	49	.235	.300	.340	.640	82	.105	.264	1205	3995	689	3880	4058
2	Wilbur Wood	19-36	1961	1978	651	297	2684.0	3532	10155	1933	381	59	206	118	63.58	64	224	141	71	.254	.306	.365	.671	92	.111	.276	1151	3707	649	3369	3532

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	22	22	146.0	180	549	100	20	4	2	2	50.00	0	17	3	5	.240	.286	.335	.621		.095	.274	54	184	32	169	180

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Starting & Relieving

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	282	64	57.8	43	15	35	8	57.9	35	60
2	Wilbur Wood	19-36	1961	1978	175	59	54.0	277	100	36	21	73.1	198	354

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	15	68	57.7						0	0

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Ratios

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	498	438	3170.1	15.0	8.3	6.7
2	Wilbur Wood	19-36	1961	1978	651	297	2684.0	12.7	6.5	6.2

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	22	22	146.0	15.8	5.7	10.1

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Pitch Summary

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	498	438	3170.1		82
2	Wilbur Wood	19-36	1961	1978	651	297	2684.0

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	22	22	146.0	604	86	404	66.89

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Head-to-Head Pitching

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Totals

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Wilbur Wood	0	0		1.80	4	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	20	1.000	7.2	0.0	1.8	3.6
2	Whitey Ford	4	0	1.000	2.18	4	4	0	3	1	0	33.0	30	8	8	2	3	0	12	0	0	0	127	1.000	8.2	0.5	0.8	3.3

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Game Logs

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Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Whitey Ford	NYY	1967-04-25	CG, W	9.0	8	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	34	10	33	6	1	1	0	0	0	11	3	0	0	2	64			0.0	1.51			0.68
2	Wilbur Wood	CHW	1967-04-25	5-5	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	-1.32	2	1	0.18
3	Whitey Ford	NYY	1967-04-19	SHO, W	9.0	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	34	9	32	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	73			0.4	3.47			0.93
4	Wilbur Wood	CHW	1967-04-19	8-GF	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.77	0	0	0.09
5	Whitey Ford	NYY	1963-08-28	CG, W	9.0	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	32	6	32	3	1	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	2	78			0.3	3.04			0.69
6	Wilbur Wood	BOS	1963-08-28	6-GF(8)	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0				0.0	1.35	0	0	0.16
7	Whitey Ford	NYY	1961-07-08	GS-7, W	6.0	10	5	5	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	27	10	27	8	1	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	2	35			-0.1	-1.09			0.87
8	Wilbur Wood	BOS	1961-07-08	3-3	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1				-0.3	-2.73	2	2	1.41

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Batter vs. Pitcher

Wilbur Wood (Pitcher) vs. Whitey Ford (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Wilbur Wood (Pitcher) vs. Whitey Ford (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1963	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1967	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Wilbur Wood (Pitcher) vs. Whitey Ford (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Wilbur Wood (Pitcher) vs. Whitey Ford (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1963	1963-08-28	NYY	BOS	ahead 1-4	b6	---	2		Strikeout
2	1967	1967-04-19	NYY	CHW	ahead 0-3	t8	---	1		Flyball: 2B

Whitey Ford (Pitcher) vs. Wilbur Wood (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Whitey Ford (Pitcher) vs. Wilbur Wood (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1963	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Whitey Ford (Pitcher) vs. Wilbur Wood (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Whitey Ford (Pitcher) vs. Wilbur Wood (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1963	1963-08-28	BOS	NYY	down 4-1	t8	---	2		Strikeout Looking

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Batting Comparison

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Batting Totals

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	500	1208	1023	91	177	19	0	3	69	3	2	113	224	.173	.256	.200	.457	28	205	10	3	65	4	0
2	Wilbur Wood	19-36	1961	1978	460	381	322	11	27	2	0	0	13	1	0	20	189	.084	.140	.090	.230	-33	29	7	1	38	0	0

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	22	57	49	4	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	7	14	.082	.196	.082	.278	4	1	0	1	0	0

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Batting Value

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	500	1208	3.5	3.5	3.7	-0.3	-100	5	-3	0
2	Wilbur Wood	19-36	1961	1978	460	381	-2.1	-2.1	-2.1	-0.3	-56	0	-1	0

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Batting Sabermetric

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	500	1208	22	293	305	927	65	.218	157	-100	-10.4	.027	4.6	60.0	5
2	Wilbur Wood	19-36	1961	1978	460	381	2	48	52	340	6	.203	24	-55	-6.2	.006	1.7	100.0	1

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	22	57	0	11	11	47	3	.114	7			.000	3.5		0

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Batting Win Probability

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	500	1208	-7.3	-9.3	0.7	-85.88	-8.9	-96.34	0.84
2	Wilbur Wood	19-36	1961	1978	460	381	-4.5	-5.6	0.0	-54.85	-5.8	-57.04	0.81

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Head-to-Head Batting

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Totals

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Wilbur Wood	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Whitey Ford	4	15	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.273	.273	.273	.545	3	0	0	4	0	0

Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Game Logs

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Wilbur Wood vs. Whitey Ford: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Whitey Ford	NYY	1967-04-25	*	9	9	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.59	0.029	1.44	0.04%	0.20			P
2	Wilbur Wood	CHW	1967-04-25		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Whitey Ford	NYY	1967-04-19	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.72	-0.058	1.65	-0.08%	-0.97			P
4	Wilbur Wood	CHW	1967-04-19		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Whitey Ford	NYY	1963-08-28	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.98	0.010	0.17	0.00%	-0.06			P
6	Wilbur Wood	BOS	1963-08-28		4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.22	-0.006	0.00	0.00%	-0.09			P
7	Whitey Ford	NYY	1961-07-08	*	7	9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.60	0.016	3.39	0.06%	-0.04			P
8	Wilbur Wood	BOS	1961-07-08		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P

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