Whitey Ford vs Tom Seaver Comparison
Seasons
Info
| Whitey Ford | New York Yankees (1950, 1953-1967) |
| Tom Seaver | New York Mets (1967–1977, 1983), Cincinnati Reds (1977–1982), Chicago White Sox (1984–1986), Boston Red Sox (1986) |
| Whitey Ford | Left-Handed Pitcher |
| Tom Seaver | Right Handed Pitcher |
| Whitey Ford | 5'10" |
| Tom Seaver | 6'1" |
| Whitey Ford | 178 |
| Tom Seaver | 195 |
| Whitey Ford | Left |
| Tom Seaver | Right |
| Whitey Ford | Left |
| Tom Seaver | Right |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
| Whitey Ford | 6 (1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961-1962) |  |
| Tom Seaver | 1 (1969) | |
| Whitey Ford | 11 (1950, 1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) | |
| Tom Seaver | 2 (1969, 1973) | |
| Whitey Ford | 11 (1950, 1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) | |
| Tom Seaver | 3 (1969, 1973, 1979) | |
| Whitey Ford | 1 (1961) | |
| Tom Seaver | 0 |
Awards And Honors
| Whitey Ford | Yes | 77.81% in 1974 |
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| Tom Seaver | Yes | 98.8% in 1992 |
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| Whitey Ford | Yes | Yankees #16 |
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| Tom Seaver | Yes | Mets #41 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0 |
| Tom Seaver | 0 |
| Whitey Ford | 1 (1961) | |
| Tom Seaver | 3 (1969, 1973, 1975) | |
| Whitey Ford | 0 |
| Tom Seaver | 0 |
| Whitey Ford | No |
| Tom Seaver | Yes (1967) |
| Whitey Ford | 10 (1954-1956, 1958-1959, 1960-1961², 1964) | |
| Tom Seaver | 12 (1967-1973, 1975-1978, 1981) | |
| Whitey Ford | 3 (1955, 1961, 1963) | |
| Tom Seaver | 3 (1969, 1975, 1981) | |
| Whitey Ford | 2 (1956, 1958) | |
| Tom Seaver | 3 (1970-1971, 1973) | |
| Whitey Ford | 0 | |
| Tom Seaver | 5 (1970-1971, 1973, 1975-1976) | |
| Whitey Ford | 1 (1958) | |
| Tom Seaver | 3 (1971, 1973, 1977) | |
Hitting
| Whitey Ford | 500 |
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| Tom Seaver | 582 |
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| Whitey Ford | 1,207 |
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| Tom Seaver | 1,552 |
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| Whitey Ford | 1,023 |
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| Tom Seaver | 1,315 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.173 |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.154 |
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| Whitey Ford | 177 |
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| Tom Seaver | 202 |
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| Whitey Ford | 91 |
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| Tom Seaver | 99 |
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| Whitey Ford | 3 |
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| Tom Seaver | 12 |
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| Whitey Ford | 69 |
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| Tom Seaver | 86 |
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| Whitey Ford | 19 |
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| Tom Seaver | 28 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0 |
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| Tom Seaver | 5 |
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| Whitey Ford | 113 |
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| Tom Seaver | 108 |
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| Whitey Ford | 224 |
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| Tom Seaver | 485 |
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| Whitey Ford | 3 |
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| Tom Seaver | 4 |
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| Whitey Ford | 2 |
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| Tom Seaver | 0 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.256 |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.219 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.200 |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.210 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.457 |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.429 |
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| Whitey Ford | 3 |
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| Tom Seaver | 4 |
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| Whitey Ford | 205 |
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| Tom Seaver | 276 |
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| Whitey Ford | 22 |
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| Tom Seaver | 45 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.218 |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.231 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.027 |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.056 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.139 |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.141 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.375 |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.345 |
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| Whitey Ford | 3 |
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| Tom Seaver | 6 |
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| Whitey Ford | 9.4% |
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| Tom Seaver | 7.0% |
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| Whitey Ford | 18.6% |
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| Tom Seaver | 31.3% |
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| Whitey Ford | 66% |
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| Tom Seaver | 53% |
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| Whitey Ford | 341 |
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| Tom Seaver | 109.6 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.0,0.8,0.3,0.2,0.4,-0.1,0.5,0.9,0.2,0.4,-0.2,0.0,0.1,0.2,-0.2,0.0, |
| Tom Seaver | 3.9 |
Pitching
| Whitey Ford | 236 |
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| Tom Seaver | 311 |
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| Whitey Ford | 106 |
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| Tom Seaver | 205 |
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| Whitey Ford | .690% |
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| Tom Seaver | .603% |
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| Whitey Ford | 11 |
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| Tom Seaver | 1 |
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| Whitey Ford | 498 |
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| Tom Seaver | 656 |
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| Whitey Ford | 438 |
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| Tom Seaver | 647 |
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| Whitey Ford | 2.75 |
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| Tom Seaver | 2.86 |
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| Whitey Ford | 3,170.1 |
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| Tom Seaver | 4,783 |
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| Whitey Ford | 2,766 |
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| Tom Seaver | 3,971 |
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| Whitey Ford | 1,107 |
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| Tom Seaver | 1,674 |
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| Whitey Ford | 967 |
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| Tom Seaver | 1,521 |
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| Whitey Ford | 228 |
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| Tom Seaver | 380 |
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| Whitey Ford | 1,956 |
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| Tom Seaver | 3,640 |
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| Whitey Ford | 1,086 |
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| Tom Seaver | 1,390 |
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| Whitey Ford | 13,036 |
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| Tom Seaver | 19,369 |
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| Whitey Ford | 44 |
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| Tom Seaver | 116 |
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| Whitey Ford | 28 |
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| Tom Seaver | 76 |
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| Whitey Ford | 156 |
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| Tom Seaver | 231 |
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| Whitey Ford | 45 |
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| Tom Seaver | 61 |
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| Whitey Ford | 1.22 |
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| Tom Seaver | 1.12 |
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| Whitey Ford | 7.9 |
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| Tom Seaver | 7.5 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.6 |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.7 |
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| Whitey Ford | 5.6 |
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| Tom Seaver | 6.9 |
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| Whitey Ford | 3.1 |
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| Tom Seaver | 2.6 |
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| Whitey Ford | 15.0% |
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| Tom Seaver | 18.8% |
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| Whitey Ford | 8.3% |
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| Tom Seaver | 7.2% |
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| Whitey Ford | 1.8 |
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| Tom Seaver | 2.6 |
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| Whitey Ford | 3.15 |
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| Tom Seaver | 3.15 |
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| Whitey Ford | 53.5 |
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| Tom Seaver | 98.4 |
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Fielding
| Whitey Ford | 498 |
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| Tom Seaver | 656 |
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| Whitey Ford | 438 |
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| Tom Seaver | 647 |
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| Whitey Ford | 3,170.1 |
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| Tom Seaver | 4,783 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.961% |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.960% |
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| Whitey Ford | 33 |
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| Tom Seaver | 42 |
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| Whitey Ford | 836 |
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| Tom Seaver | 1,062 |
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| Whitey Ford | 173 |
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| Tom Seaver | 328 |
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| Whitey Ford | 630 |
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| Tom Seaver | 692 |
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| Whitey Ford | 49 |
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| Tom Seaver | 54 |
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| Whitey Ford | 1.61 |
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| Tom Seaver | 1.55 |
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| Whitey Ford | 2.28 |
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| Tom Seaver | 1.92 |
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Playoff Pitching
| Whitey Ford | 10 |
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| Tom Seaver | 3 |
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| Whitey Ford | 8 |
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| Tom Seaver | 3 |
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| Whitey Ford | .556% |
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| Tom Seaver | .500% |
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| Whitey Ford | 2.71 |
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| Tom Seaver | 2.77 |
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| Whitey Ford | 22 |
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| Tom Seaver | 8 |
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| Whitey Ford | 22 |
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| Tom Seaver | 8 |
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| Whitey Ford | 146 |
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| Tom Seaver | 61.2 |
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| Whitey Ford | 132 |
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| Tom Seaver | 51 |
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| Whitey Ford | 51 |
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| Tom Seaver | 20 |
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| Whitey Ford | 44 |
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| Tom Seaver | 19 |
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| Whitey Ford | 8 |
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| Tom Seaver | 6 |
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| Whitey Ford | 34 |
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| Tom Seaver | 16 |
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| Whitey Ford | 2 |
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| Tom Seaver | 4 |
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| Whitey Ford | 3 |
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| Tom Seaver | 2 |
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| Whitey Ford | 1.14 |
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| Tom Seaver | 1.09 |
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| Whitey Ford | 8.2 |
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| Tom Seaver | 7.5 |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.5 |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.9 |
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| Whitey Ford | 2.1 |
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| Tom Seaver | 2.4 |
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| Whitey Ford | 5.7% |
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| Tom Seaver | 6.3% |
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Best Pitching
| Whitey Ford | 25 (1961) |
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| Tom Seaver | 25 (1969) |
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| Whitey Ford | 1 (1950) |
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| Tom Seaver | 2 (1981) |
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| Whitey Ford | .900% (1950) |
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| Tom Seaver | .875% (1981) |
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| Whitey Ford | 39 (1964) |
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| Tom Seaver | 37 (1970) |
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| Whitey Ford | 39 (1961) |
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| Tom Seaver | 36 (1978) |
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| Whitey Ford | 1.64 (1967) |
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| Tom Seaver | 1.76 (1971) |
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| Whitey Ford | 283.0 (1961) |
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| Tom Seaver | 290.2 (1970) |
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| Whitey Ford | 40 (1967) |
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| Tom Seaver | 120 (1981) |
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| Whitey Ford | 11 (1967) |
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| Tom Seaver | 51 (1981) |
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| Whitey Ford | 8 (1967) |
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| Tom Seaver | 47 (1981) |
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| Whitey Ford | 2 (1967) |
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| Tom Seaver | 10 (1981) |
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| Whitey Ford | 209 (1961) |
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| Tom Seaver | 289 (1971) |
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| Whitey Ford | 9 (1967) |
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| Tom Seaver | 44 (1982) |
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| Whitey Ford | 1159 (1961) |
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| Tom Seaver | 1173 (1970) |
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| Whitey Ford | 0 (1967) |
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| Tom Seaver | 2 (1986) |
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| Whitey Ford | 0 (1967) |
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| Tom Seaver | 0 (1979) |
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| Whitey Ford | 1.08 (1958) |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.95 (1971) |
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| Whitey Ford | 6.7 (1955) |
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| Tom Seaver | 6.5 (1981) |
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| Whitey Ford | 0.4 (1967) |
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| Tom Seaver | 0.4 (1975) |
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| Whitey Ford | 6.6 (1961) |
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| Tom Seaver | 9.1 (1971) |
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| Whitey Ford | 18.0% (1961) |
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| Tom Seaver | 26.2% (1971) |
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| Whitey Ford | 1.8 (1967) |
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| Tom Seaver | 1.6 (1968) |
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| Whitey Ford | 5.0% (1965) |
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| Tom Seaver | 4.4% (1968) |
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| Whitey Ford | 3.4 (1963) |
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| Tom Seaver | 4.7 (1971) |
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Seasons
Info
| Whitey Ford | New York Yankees (1950, 1953-1967) |
| Tom Seaver | New York Mets (1967–1977, 1983), Cincinnati Reds (1977–1982), Chicago White Sox (1984–1986), Boston Red Sox (1986) |
| Whitey Ford | Left-Handed Pitcher |
| Tom Seaver | Right Handed Pitcher |
| Whitey Ford | 5'10" |
| Tom Seaver | 6'1" |
Weight
| Whitey Ford | Left |
| Tom Seaver | Right |
| Whitey Ford | Left |
| Tom Seaver | Right |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
| Whitey Ford | 6 (1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961-1962) |
| Tom Seaver | 1 (1969) |
| Whitey Ford | 11 (1950, 1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) |
| Tom Seaver | 2 (1969, 1973) |
| Whitey Ford | 11 (1950, 1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) |
| Tom Seaver | 3 (1969, 1973, 1979) |
World Series MVP
Awards And Honors
| Whitey Ford | Yes | 77.81% in 1974 |
| Tom Seaver | Yes | 98.8% in 1992 |
| Whitey Ford | Yes | Yankees #16 |
| Tom Seaver | Yes | Mets #41 |
MVP
| Whitey Ford | 1 (1961) |
| Tom Seaver | 3 (1969, 1973, 1975) |
Gold Gloves
| Whitey Ford | No |
| Tom Seaver | Yes (1967) |
| Whitey Ford | 10 (1954-1956, 1958-1959, 1960-1961², 1964) |
| Tom Seaver | 12 (1967-1973, 1975-1978, 1981) |
| Whitey Ford | 3 (1955, 1961, 1963) |
| Tom Seaver | 3 (1969, 1975, 1981) |
| Whitey Ford | 2 (1956, 1958) |
| Tom Seaver | 3 (1970-1971, 1973) |
League Leader in Strikeouts
| Whitey Ford | 1 (1958) |
| Tom Seaver | 3 (1971, 1973, 1977) |
Hitting
Games (G)
Plate Appearances (PA)
At Bats (AB)
Batting Average (BA)
Hits (H)
Runs (R)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Doubles (2B)
Triples (3B)
Walks (BB)
Strikeouts (SO)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Caught Stealing (CS)
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Slugging Percentage (SLG)
On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Total Bases (TB)
Extra Base Hit (XBH)
Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
Isolated Power (ISOP)
Secondary Average (SECA)
Total Average (TotA)
Power-Speed (PwrSpd)
Walk Percentage (BB%)
Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)
Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)
At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)
Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
Pitching
Wins (W)
Losses (L)
W-L Percentage (WL%)
Saves (S)
Games (G)
Games Started (GS)
Earned Run Average (ERA)
Innings Pitched (IP)
Hits Allowed (H)
Runs Allowed (R)
Earned Runs Allowed (ER)
Home Runs Allowed (HR)
Strikeouts (SO)
Walks (BB)
Batters Faced (BF)
Intentional Walks (IBB)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Complete Games (CG)
Shutouts (SHO)
Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)
Hits Per 9 Innings
Home Runs Per 9 Innings
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Walks Per 9 Innings
Strikeout Percentage (SO%)
Walk Percentage (BB%)
Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)
RA9
WAR
Fielding
Games (G)
Games Started (GS)
Innings (Inn)
Fielding Percentage (FLD%)
Errors (E)
Chances (CH)
Putouts (PO)
Assists (A)
Double Play (DP)
Range Factor per Game (RF/G)
Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)
Playoff Pitching
Wins (W)
Losses (L)
W-L Percentage (WL%)
Earned Run Average – (ERA)
Games (G)
Games Started (GS)
Innings Pitched (IP)
Hits Allowed (H)
Runs Allowed (R)
Earned Runs Allowed (ER)
Home Runs Allowed (HR)
Walks (BB)
Intentional Walks (IBB)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)
Hits Per 9 Innings
Home Runs Per 9 Innings
Walks Per 9 Innings
Walk Percentage (BBP)
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