Career wins
236
World Series titles
6
Cy Young Awards
1
World Series wins
10
Career ERA
2.8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 55 | |
| 1951 | 59 | |
| 1952 | 63 | |
| 1953 | 67 | |
| 1954 | 71 | |
| 1955 | 76 | |
| 1956 | 80 | |
| 1957 | 84 | |
| 1958 | 88 | |
| 1959 | 92 | |
| 1960 | 96 | |
| 1961 | 87 | |
| 1962 | 77 | |
| 1963 | 68 | |
| 1964 | 58 | |
| 1965 | 49 | |
| 1966 | 39 | |
| 1967 | 30 |
Data sources
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Baseball-Reference
- MLB official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Whitey Ford ranks #161 in Baseball
Whitey Ford ranks #161 in Baseball and #2712 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.2/100.
The verified career covers 1950–1967 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career wins 236, World Series titles 6, Cy Young Awards 1, World Series wins 10.
Nearest context: ahead Bill Freehan (86.2); behind Ken Griffey Jr. (86.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Whitey Ford GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ford comparisons
Whitey Ford — frequently asked
- Is Whitey Ford the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Whitey Ford ranks #161 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 86.2/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Whitey Ford's GOAT Score?
- 86.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Whitey Ford rank all time?
- #2712 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #161 in Baseball.
- Whitey Ford vs Bill Freehan: who ranks higher?
- Whitey Ford ranks higher at 86.2 versus Bill Freehan at 86.2, a margin of 0.0 points.