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| Name | Team | Age |
| Whitey Ford | Retired (1968, Age 35) | Died (2014, Age 82) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 28 (1953) |
SP | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Tim Raines League | 0 | 14 years (16 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/28/1932 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | BS | IP | H | R | ER | HBP | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| 1953 | CHA | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.2 | 77 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 41 | 51 | 1.74 | 6.25 |
| 1954 | CHA-WAS | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.1 | 129 | 65 | 64 | 3 | 44 | 59 | 1.72 | 5.74 |
| 1955 | WAS | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95.1 | 106 | 61 | 57 | 2 | 59 | 66 | 1.73 | 5.38 |
| 1956 | WAS | 7 | 11 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163.1 | 172 | 96 | 87 | 6 | 83 | 129 | 1.56 | 4.79 |
| 1957 | WAS | 8 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.1 | 181 | 101 | 99 | 12 | 73 | 114 | 1.56 | 5.46 |
| 1958 | WAS | 10 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198.0 | 205 | 120 | 113 | 9 | 89 | 157 | 1.48 | 5.14 |
| 1959 | WAS | 19 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 214.0 | 210 | 112 | 110 | 9 | 96 | 170 | 1.43 | 4.63 |
| 1960 | WAS | 11 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188.1 | 197 | 119 | 112 | 7 | 103 | 149 | 1.59 | 5.35 |
| 1961 | WAS | 12 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 204.1 | 211 | 103 | 93 | 6 | 87 | 174 | 1.46 | 4.10 |
| 1962 | WAS | 12 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201.2 | 201 | 109 | 103 | 5 | 86 | 145 | 1.42 | 4.60 |
| 1963 | WAS | 15 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215.1 | 201 | 92 | 87 | 5 | 94 | 151 | 1.37 | 3.64 |
| 1964 | WAS | 11 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 197.1 | 193 | 99 | 97 | 9 | 97 | 157 | 1.47 | 4.42 |
| 1965 | CHA | 9 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 201.1 | 231 | 136 | 123 | 3 | 98 | 135 | 1.63 | 5.50 |
| 1966 | CHA | 10 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 203.0 | 177 | 97 | 92 | 6 | 91 | 149 | 1.32 | 4.08 |
| 1967 | CHA | 13 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208.2 | 193 | 112 | 109 | 6 | 102 | 165 | 1.41 | 4.70 |
| 1968 | CHA | 12 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200.0 | 225 | 123 | 119 | 4 | 109 | 134 | 1.67 | 5.36 |
| 2070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 161 | 160 | 459 | 444 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2822.0 | 2909 | 1592 | 1512 | 93 | 1352 | 2105 | 1.51 | 4.82 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1968-11-01 | Whitey Ford has retired from the Chicago Anteaters |
| 1967-04-23 | The Chicago Imperials have renamed Jack Vader to Whitey Ford. |
| 1965-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Washington Warriors and the Chicago Imperials. The Chicago Imperials receive Jack Vader, Don Hughes from the Washington Warriors in exchange for John Bender. |
| 1956-08-25 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Rico Rum to the minors. |
| 1956-08-23 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Rico Rum to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1956-08-19 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Rico Rum to the minors. |
| 1956-08-16 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Rico Rum to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1956-08-15 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Rico Rum to the minors. |
| 1956-08-13 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Gin Tonic to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1956-07-06 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Tim Grayson to the minors. |
| 1956-07-05 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Tim Grayson to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1956-07-04 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Tim Grayson to the minors. |
| 1956-06-28 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Rico Rum to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1956-06-22 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Rico Rum to the minors. |
| 1956-06-17 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Tim Grayson to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1956-06-12 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Tim Grayson to the minors. |
| 1956-06-06 | The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1956-04-22 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. |
| 1956-04-09 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Sam Smirnoff to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1956-04-06 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Sam Smirnoff to the minors. |
| 1956-04-01 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Rico Rum to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1955-08-29 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have designated San Juan for assignment. |
| 1955-08-27 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Rico Rum to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1955-08-23 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Rico Rum to the minors. |
| 1955-08-22 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Rico Rum to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1955-08-01 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Rico Rum to the minors. |
| 1955-07-30 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Rico Rum to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1955-06-29 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Rico Rum to the minors. |
| 1955-03-01 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Bob Malone to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1954-09-01 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. |
| 1954-07-15 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Gin Tonic to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1954-06-17 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Gin Tonic to the minors. |
| 1954-06-17 | The Washington Warriors have promoted Gin Tonic to the major league team. The Washington Warriors have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1954-06-17 | A trade has been completed between the Washington Warriors and the Chicago Imperials. The Chicago Imperials receive Butch Davis, Jed Clampet from the Washington Warriors in exchange for Jack Vader. |
| 1954-06-15 | The Chicago Imperials have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Chicago Imperials have sent Vic Moerchen to the minors. |
| 1954-05-18 | The Chicago Imperials have promoted Wayne Skidmore to the major league team. The Chicago Imperials have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1954-05-14 | The Chicago Imperials have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Chicago Imperials have sent Wayne Skidmore to the minors. |
| 1954-04-18 | The Chicago Imperials have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1954-04-03 | The Chicago Imperials have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. |
| 1953-10-01 | The Chicago Imperials have promoted Wayne Skidmore to the major league team. The Chicago Imperials have sent Norm Mercer to the minors. The Chicago Imperials have sent Tim Nolte to the minors. The Chicago Imperials have sent Jack Vader to the minors. The Chicago Imperials have sent Brian Durham to the minors. |
| 1953-09-15 | The Chicago Imperials have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. The Chicago Imperials have sent Wayne Skidmore to the minors. |
| 1953-08-03 | The Chicago Imperials have sent Jack Vader to the minors. |
| 1953-06-11 | The Chicago Imperials have promoted Jack Vader to the major league team. |
| 1953-04-01 | The Chicago Imperials have renamed Bob Lamb to Jack Vader. |