Saturday, October 10, 2020

Whitey Ford: among smallest Hall of Fame pitchers since 1920.

55 pitchers in the modern era (since 1920) have been elected to the Hall of Fame. Among those 55, Whitey Ford was tied for the shortest and was the 11th lightest. Ford died two days ago.

Also among the smallest: Grimes, Coveleski, Martinez, Maddux, Glavine. Data from stathead.com

Randy Johnson was the tallest and heaviest.

Tables sorted first by height in inches, then by weight in pounds. Minimum innings: 1,000

Sorted by smallest Height:

RkPlayerHtIPFromToAgeGGSCGSHOGFWLW-L%SVHRERBBSOERAFIPK%BB%ERA+BAbipHRBFIBBHBPBKWPTmBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+SHSF2B3BGDPSBCSPO
1Whitey Ford703170.11950196721-384984381564535236106.6901127661107967108619562.753.2615.0%8.3%133.264228130364428575NYY.235.300.340.640821174937784355305451
2Burleigh Grimes703489.01920193426-405084242702664236173.57717379717391416107912253.653.838.1%7.2%109.2961371509984568BRO-NYG-PIT-BSN-STL-CHC-NYY.280.333.377.7119121213854418625625522515
3Pedro Martinez712827.11992200920-37476409461723219100.68732221100691976031542.932.9127.7%6.7%154.2822391139430141662LAD-MON-BOS-NYM-PHI.214.276.337.613617463443541482107018
4Ted Lyons714161.01923194622-455944843562791260230.53125448920561696112110733.674.016.0%6.3%118.28322217797031655CHW.276.322.382.7048728610874615127514412029
5Stan Coveleski711933.21920192830-38274253137211613389.599920418516885105583.203.576.8%6.2%127.28953817118021CLE-WSH-NYY.274.320.363.683791855733185109866411
6Tom Glavine724413.11987200821-4268268256250305203.6000429819001734150026073.543.9514.0%8.1%118.2853561860414566765ATL-NYM.257.319.378.697882281137867642022616841
7Greg Maddux725008.11986200820-42744740109353355227.610047261981175699933713.163.2616.5%4.9%132.286353204211771372870CHC-ATL-LAD-SDP.250.291.358.649752741198178442254717028
8Catfish Hunter723449.11965197919-33500476181426224166.574129581380124895420123.263.6614.3%6.8%104.246374140325749749KCA-OAK-NYY.231.285.371.6569213293524701832021328
9Juan Marichal723507.01960197522-374714572445211243142.631231531329112670923032.893.0416.2%5.0%123.2643201423682402051SFG-BOS-LAD.237.277.350.6268012565396702071768243
10Hoyt Wilhelm722254.11952197229-49107052205651143122.540228175777363277816102.523.0617.6%8.5%147.25015091646162490NYG-STL-CLE-BAL-CHW-ATL-CAL-CHC-LAD.216.288.309.5977014949215461691757817
11Robin Roberts724688.21948196621-396766093054549286245.5392545821962177490223573.413.5012.3%4.7%113.268505191746954333PHI-BAL-HOU-CHC.255.291.403.6949219471813170309185913
12Warren Spahn725243.21942196521-447506653826367363245.59728483020161798143425833.093.4412.0%6.7%119.261434215476042581BSN-MLN-NYM-SFG.244.296.357.6538521972660138422958176
13Early Wynn724564.01939196319-436916112894967300244.55116429120371796177523343.543.6412.0%9.2%107.270338194083664251WSH-CLE-CHW.248.320.360.68092241566481353091451467
14Bob Lemon722850.01946195825-374603501883173207128.61822255911851024125112773.233.7910.6%10.3%119.258180120991357263CLE.240.323.337.660841243037161315697510
15Bob Feller723827.01936195617-375704842794452266162.62122327115571384176425813.253.4816.0%10.9%122.268224161806601369CLE.231.319.331.650801861750212026718513043
16Carl Hubbell723590.11928194325-405354332603682253154.6223334611380118872516772.983.5511.3%4.9%130.27222714805053153NYG.251.291.352.6437721533475117241929116
17Waite Hoyt723656.01920193820-3866041422025170233176.5705339381738146298111763.603.807.5%6.3%112.2911531560749538BOS-NYY-DET-PHA-NYG-PIT-BRO.276.323.378.700872541006371742061731499
18Jesse Haines723203.21920193726-435543872092395210158.571113455155512978709793.643.967.2%6.4%109.2911651362457655STL.279.327.383.7119123310251213922114514334
19Herb Pennock722932.11920193426-404773582162582203134.602293281140011846819343.633.627.5%5.5%111.3001161248022544BOS-NYY.286.324.384.70889220944971431971439228
20Trevor Hoffman731089.11993201025-4210350008566175.44960184637834730711332.873.0825.8%7.0%141.2661004388589049FLA-SDP-MIL.211.267.342.609673230168296048132
21Don Sutton735282.11966198821-437747561785812324256.5595469221041914134335743.263.2416.5%6.2%108.265472216311028221112LAD-HOU-MIL-OAK-CAL.236.286.355.6408520812772810729243214314
22Phil Niekro735404.01964198725-488647162454583318274.53729504423372012180933423.353.6214.7%8.0%115.273482226778612342226MLN-ATL-NYY-TOR-CLE.247.311.366.6778921910273512443144721751
23Tom Seaver734783.01967198622-41656647231616311205.6031397116741521139036402.863.0418.8%7.2%127.26238019369116768126NYM-CIN-CHW-BOS.226.283.342.6267918711167512031640916414
24Bob Gibson733884.11959197523-395284822555621251174.5916327914201258133631172.912.8919.4%8.3%127.2732571606811810213108STL.228.297.325.622771719445783293196881
25Red Ruffing734344.01924194719-426245383354569273225.54818428421151833154119873.803.9310.7%8.3%109.28025418546058746BOS-NYY-CHW.259.323.372.69587289717551842771951379
26Pete Alexander732437.01920193033-433342931942031165108.60416256810068383556593.093.516.6%3.6%128.2811161000215018CHC-STL-PHI.272.297.372.669801268836811212210410524
27Walter Johnson731823.21920192732-39258227143242812088.5771217687996755458953.333.4911.7%7.1%119.28666766963125WSH.257.316.352.6687914932277925955456
28Mariano Rivera741283.21995201325-43111510009528260.57765299834031528611732.212.7623.0%5.6%205.2657151034146313NYY.211.262.293.555462625141158870216
29Mike Mussina743562.21991200822-3953753657230270153.638034601559145878528133.683.5719.3%5.4%123.295376145932960171BAL-NYY.255.297.399.696819082719532931821176
30Dennis Eckersley743285.21975199820-43107136110020577197171.53539030761382127873824013.503.4117.7%5.5%116.2773471353491751628CLE-BOS-CHC-OAK-STL.246.290.386.6768410993571711463807815
31Nolan Ryan745386.01966199319-468077732226113324292.5263392321781911279557143.192.9725.3%12.4%112.269321225757815833277NYM-CAL-HOU-TEX.204.307.298.6067720514664910631475725248
32Bruce Sutter741042.01976198823-356610005126871.4893008793703283098612.832.9420.3%7.3%136.2757742518313837CHC-STL-ATL.230.288.340.628757525138278597360
33Sandy Koufax742324.11955196619-30397314137404416587.6559175480671381723962.762.6925.2%8.6%131.25920494974818787BRO-LAD.205.275.319.5947083322704710473375
34Hal Newhouser742993.01939195518-344883742123379207150.58026267411971016124917963.063.1914.2%9.9%130.27413612648119765DET-CLE.239.316.319.63576173234869211526217
35Dizzy Dean741967.11930194720-37317230154267715083.64431191977466145311633.023.2214.2%5.5%131.288958171027512STL-CHC-SLB.253.297.355.6527910553536810749708
36Lefty Gomez742503.01930194321-343683201732831189102.6491022901091930109514683.343.8813.7%10.2%125.27413810729019039NYY-WSH.242.322.344.66679131536497190787813
37Dazzy Vance742933.21922193531-444313452162947197136.5921227741224105081720273.223.1716.6%6.7%126.2941311222074236BRO-STL-CIN.251.304.348.652751789244611612625716831
38Red Faber742909.11920193331-444673491961882172158.521163042134411128369593.443.707.8%6.8%119.290931235557035CHW.273.324.357.681822791034539919416313121
39John Smoltz753473.01988200921-427234815316204213155.579154307413911284101030843.333.2421.6%7.1%125.28728814271845716145ATL-STL-BOS.237.293.360.65376139876056724418210215
40Rich Gossage751809.11972199420-42100237160681124107.537310149767060573215023.013.1820.0%9.8%126.27611975079047563CHW-PIT-NYY-SDP-CHC-SFG-TEX-OAK-SEA.228.308.330.638801066723737129149796
41Jack Morris753824.01977199422-395495271752810254186.5770356718151657139024783.903.9415.4%8.6%105.27238916120995827206DET-MIN-TOR-CLE.247.313.380.69389113114572912993731429
42Bert Blyleven754970.01970199219-41692685242603287250.5340463220291830132237013.313.1918.1%6.5%118.286430204917115519114TEX-PIT-CLE-MIN-CAL.248.301.367.6688617612171211638942419622
43Jim Palmer753948.01965198419-385585212115315268152.6384334913951253131122122.863.5013.7%8.1%125.2513031611437381185BAL.230.294.340.63482133845128827226516415
44Jim Bunning753760.11955197123-395915191514039224184.54916343315271366100028553.273.2218.3%6.4%115.2773721561898160847DET-PIT-LAD-PHI.242.298.373.6708917679555952112081184
45Lefty Grove753940.21925194125-4161645729835123300141.68054384915941339118722663.063.3613.6%7.1%148.28916216622042151PHA-BOS.255.310.350.659712314865614729215612918
46Rube Marquard751000.11920192533-38176130476295260.464211305414372563413.933.658.0%6.0%94.30643429111216BRO-CIN-BSN.290.332.385.7189888451425062564117
47Steve Carlton765217.21965198820-437417092545513329244.5742467221301864183341363.223.1519.1%8.5%115.284414216831505390183STL-PHI-CHW-SFG-MIN-CLE.240.306.360.66689235122807137405314226146
48Rollie Fingers761701.11968198521-389443742709114118.491341147461554949212992.902.9618.7%7.1%120.275123694210939740OAK-SDP-MIL.235.292.340.632848266219331361174814
49Gaylord Perry765350.01962198323-447776903035333314265.54210493821281846137935343.113.0616.1%6.3%117.278399219531641086160SFG-CLE-SDP-TEX-NYY-ATL-SEA-KCR.245.296.354.6508621711170814245123821317
50Lee Smith771289.11980199722-3910226008027192.436478113347543448612513.032.9323.2%9.0%132.29989538810010447CHC-BOS-STL-NYY-BAL-CAL-CIN-MON.236.306.341.6478063381782878170631
51Fergie Jenkins774500.21965198322-406645942674937284226.557741421853166999731923.343.2817.4%5.4%115.27248418400116841862PHI-TEX-BOS-CHC.243.287.383.670871761247329927428417010
52Don Drysdale773432.01956196919-325184651674934209166.557630841292112485524862.953.0217.6%6.1%121.275280140971231541082BRO-LAD.239.293.352.645851166647174272968451
53Eppa Rixey773175.01920193329-424813912052371190170.528103403144111786727693.343.535.8%5.1%116.289781330248347PHI-CIN.279.316.362.6788425115148914524315114219
54Roy Halladay782749.11998201321-3641639067206203105.659126461135103459221173.383.3918.8%5.2%131.294236112872881956TOR-PHI.252.296.373.66976696147145249221643
55Randy Johnson824135.11988200924-45618603100377303166.6462334617031513149748753.293.1928.6%8.8%135.295411170673719033109MON-SEA-HOU-ARI-NYY-SFG.221.297.353.65071131896605825145722458

Sorted by smallest Weight:

RkPlayerWtIPFromToAgeGGSCGSHOGFWLW-L%SVHRERBBSOERAFIPK%BB%ERA+BAbipHRBFIBBHBPBKWPTmBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+SHSF2B3BGDPSBCSPO
1Herb Pennock1602932.11920193426-404773582162582203134.602293281140011846819343.633.627.5%5.5%111.3001161248022544BOS-NYY.286.324.384.70889220944971431971439228
2Stan Coveleski1661933.21920192830-38274253137211613389.599920418516885105583.203.576.8%6.2%127.28953817118021CLE-WSH-NYY.274.320.363.683791855733185109866411
3Pedro Martinez1702827.11992200920-37476409461723219100.68732221100691976031542.932.9127.7%6.7%154.2822391139430141662LAD-MON-BOS-NYM-PHI.214.276.337.613617463443541482107018
4Greg Maddux1705008.11986200820-42744740109353355227.610047261981175699933713.163.2616.5%4.9%132.286353204211771372870CHC-ATL-LAD-SDP.250.291.358.649752741198178442254717028
5Nolan Ryan1705386.01966199319-468077732226113324292.5263392321781911279557143.192.9725.3%12.4%112.269321225757815833277NYM-CAL-HOU-TEX.204.307.298.6067720514664910631475725248
6Carl Hubbell1703590.11928194325-405354332603682253154.6223334611380118872516772.983.5511.3%4.9%130.27222714805053153NYG.251.291.352.6437721533475117241929116
7Warren Spahn1725243.21942196521-447506653826367363245.59728483020161798143425833.093.4412.0%6.7%119.261434215476042581BSN-MLN-NYM-SFG.244.296.357.6538521972660138422958176
8Lefty Gomez1732503.01930194321-343683201732831189102.6491022901091930109514683.343.8813.7%10.2%125.27413810729019039NYY-WSH.242.322.344.66679131536497190787813
9Tom Glavine1754413.11987200821-4268268256250305203.6000429819001734150026073.543.9514.0%8.1%118.2853561860414566765ATL-NYM.257.319.378.697882281137867642022616841
10Burleigh Grimes1753489.01920193426-405084242702664236173.57717379717391416107912253.653.838.1%7.2%109.2961371509984568BRO-NYG-PIT-BSN-STL-CHC-NYY.280.333.377.7119121213854418625625522515
11Whitey Ford1783170.11950196721-384984381564535236106.6901127661107967108619562.753.2615.0%8.3%133.264228130364428575NYY.235.300.340.640821174937784355305451
12Rich Gossage1801809.11972199420-42100237160681124107.537310149767060573215023.013.1820.0%9.8%126.27611975079047563CHW-PIT-NYY-SDP-CHC-SFG-TEX-OAK-SEA.228.308.330.638801066723737129149796
13Phil Niekro1805404.01964198725-488647162454583318274.53729504423372012180933423.353.6214.7%8.0%115.273482226778612342226MLN-ATL-NYY-TOR-CLE.247.311.366.6778921910273512443144721751
14Bob Lemon1802850.01946195825-374603501883173207128.61822255911851024125112773.233.7910.6%10.3%119.258180120991357263CLE.240.323.337.660841243037161315697510
15Hal Newhouser1802993.01939195518-344883742123379207150.58026267411971016124917963.063.1914.2%9.9%130.27413612648119765DET-CLE.239.316.319.63576173234869211526217
16Waite Hoyt1803656.01920193820-3866041422025170233176.5705339381738146298111763.603.807.5%6.3%112.2911531560749538BOS-NYY-DET-PHA-NYG-PIT-BRO.276.323.378.700872541006371742061731499
17Red Faber1802909.11920193331-444673491961882172158.521163042134411128369593.443.707.8%6.8%119.290931235557035CHW.273.324.357.681822791034539919416313121
18Rube Marquard1801000.11920192533-38176130476295260.464211305414372563413.933.658.0%6.0%94.30643429111216BRO-CIN-BSN.290.332.385.7189888451425062564117
19Dizzy Dean1821967.11930194720-37317230154267715083.64431191977466145311633.023.2214.2%5.5%131.288958171027512STL-CHC-SLB.253.297.355.6527910553536810749708
20Mike Mussina1853562.21991200822-3953753657230270153.638034601559145878528133.683.5719.3%5.4%123.295376145932960171BAL-NYY.255.297.399.696819082719532931821176
21Don Sutton1855282.11966198821-437747561785812324256.5595469221041914134335743.263.2416.5%6.2%108.265472216311028221112LAD-HOU-MIL-OAK-CAL.236.286.355.6408520812772810729243214314
22Juan Marichal1853507.01960197522-374714572445211243142.631231531329112670923032.893.0416.2%5.0%123.2643201423682402051SFG-BOS-LAD.237.277.350.6268012565396702071768243
23Bob Feller1853827.01936195617-375704842794452266162.62122327115571384176425813.253.4816.0%10.9%122.268224161806601369CLE.231.319.331.650801861750212026718513043
24Pete Alexander1852437.01920193033-433342931942031165108.60416256810068383556593.093.516.6%3.6%128.2811161000215018CHC-STL-PHI.272.297.372.669801268836811212210410524
25Bob Gibson1893884.11959197523-395284822555621251174.5916327914201258133631172.912.8919.4%8.3%127.2732571606811810213108STL.228.297.325.622771719445783293196881
26Dennis Eckersley1903285.21975199820-43107136110020577197171.53539030761382127873824013.503.4117.7%5.5%116.2773471353491751628CLE-BOS-CHC-OAK-STL.246.290.386.6768410993571711463807815
27Bruce Sutter1901042.01976198823-356610005126871.4893008793703283098612.832.9420.3%7.3%136.2757742518313837CHC-STL-ATL.230.288.340.628757525138278597360
28Rollie Fingers1901701.11968198521-389443742709114118.491341147461554949212992.902.9618.7%7.1%120.275123694210939740OAK-SDP-MIL.235.292.340.632848266219331361174814
29Jim Palmer1903948.01965198419-385585212115315268152.6384334913951253131122122.863.5013.7%8.1%125.2513031611437381185BAL.230.294.340.63482133845128827226516415
30Catfish Hunter1903449.11965197919-33500476181426224166.574129581380124895420123.263.6614.3%6.8%104.246374140325749749KCA-OAK-NYY.231.285.371.6569213293524701832021328
31Hoyt Wilhelm1902254.11952197229-49107052205651143122.540228175777363277816102.523.0617.6%8.5%147.25015091646162490NYG-STL-CLE-BAL-CHW-ATL-CAL-CHC-LAD.216.288.309.5977014949215461691757817
32Jim Bunning1903760.11955197123-395915191514039224184.54916343315271366100028553.273.2218.3%6.4%115.2773721561898160847DET-PIT-LAD-PHI.242.298.373.6708917679555952112081184
33Don Drysdale1903432.01956196919-325184651674934209166.557630841292112485524862.953.0217.6%6.1%121.275280140971231541082BRO-LAD.239.293.352.645851166647174272968451
34Robin Roberts1904688.21948196621-396766093054549286245.5392545821962177490223573.413.5012.3%4.7%113.268505191746954333PHI-BAL-HOU-CHC.255.291.403.6949219471813170309185913
35Early Wynn1904564.01939196319-436916112894967300244.55116429120371796177523343.543.6412.0%9.2%107.270338194083664251WSH-CHW-CLE.248.320.360.68092241566481353091451467
36Lefty Grove1903940.21925194125-4161645729835123300141.68054384915941339118722663.063.3613.6%7.1%148.28916216622042151PHA-BOS.255.310.350.659712314865614729215612918
37Jesse Haines1903203.21920193726-435543872092395210158.571113455155512978709793.643.967.2%6.4%109.2911651362457655STL.279.327.383.7119123310251213922114514334
38Mariano Rivera1951283.21995201325-43111510009528260.57765299834031528611732.212.7623.0%5.6%205.2657151034146313NYY.211.262.293.555462625141158870216
39Jack Morris1953824.01977199422-395495271752810254186.5770356718151657139024783.903.9415.4%8.6%105.27238916120995827206DET-MIN-TOR-CLE.247.313.380.69389113114572912993731429
40Tom Seaver1954783.01967198622-41656647231616311205.6031397116741521139036402.863.0418.8%7.2%127.26238019369116768126NYM-CIN-CHW-BOS.226.283.342.6267918711167512031640916414
41Trevor Hoffman2001089.11993201025-4210350008566175.44960184637834730711332.873.0825.8%7.0%141.2661004388589049FLA-SDP-MIL.211.267.342.609673230168296048132
42Bert Blyleven2004970.01970199219-41692685242603287250.5340463220291830132237013.313.1918.1%6.5%118.286430204917115519114TEX-PIT-CLE-MIN-CAL.248.301.367.6688617612171211638942419622
43Ted Lyons2004161.01923194622-455944843562791260230.53125448920561696112110733.674.016.0%6.3%118.28322217797031655CHW.276.322.382.7048728610874615127514412029
44Dazzy Vance2002933.21922193531-444313452162947197136.5921227741224105081720273.223.1716.6%6.7%126.2941311222074236BRO-STL-CIN.251.304.348.652751789244611612625716831
45Walter Johnson2001823.21920192732-39258227143242812088.5771217687996755458953.333.4911.7%7.1%119.28666766963125WSH.257.316.352.6687914932277925955456
46Fergie Jenkins2054500.21965198322-406645942674937284226.557741421853166999731923.343.2817.4%5.4%115.27248418400116841862PHI-TEX-BOS-CHC.243.287.383.670871761247329927428417010
47Gaylord Perry2055350.01962198323-447776903035333314265.54210493821281846137935343.113.0616.1%6.3%117.278399219531641086160SFG-CLE-SDP-TEX-NYY-ATL-SEA-KCR.245.296.354.6508621711170814245123821317
48Red Ruffing2054344.01924194719-426245383354569273225.54818428421151833154119873.803.9310.7%8.3%109.28025418546058746BOS-NYY-CHW.259.323.372.69587289717551842771951379
49John Smoltz2103473.01988200921-427234815316204213155.579154307413911284101030843.333.2421.6%7.1%125.28728814271845716145ATL-STL-BOS.237.293.360.65376139876056724418210215
50Steve Carlton2105217.21965198820-437417092545513329244.5742467221301864183341363.223.1519.1%8.5%115.284414216831505390183STL-PHI-CHW-SFG-MIN-CLE.240.306.360.66689235122807137405314226146
51Sandy Koufax2102324.11955196619-30397314137404416587.6559175480671381723962.762.6925.2%8.6%131.25920494974818787BRO-LAD.205.275.319.5947083322704710473375
52Eppa Rixey2103175.01920193329-424813912052371190170.528103403144111786727693.343.535.8%5.1%116.289781330248347PHI-CIN.279.316.362.6788425115148914524315114219
53Lee Smith2201289.11980199722-3910226008027192.436478113347543448612513.032.9323.2%9.0%132.29989538810010447CHC-BOS-STL-NYY-BAL-CAL-CIN-MON.236.306.341.6478063381782878170631
54Roy Halladay2252749.11998201321-3641639067206203105.659126461135103459221173.383.3918.8%5.2%131.294236112872881956TOR-PHI.252.296.373.66976696147145249221643
55Randy Johnson2254135.11988200924-45618603100377303166.6462334617031513149748753.293.1928.6%8.8%135.295411170673719033109MON-SEA-HOU-ARI-NYY-SFG.221.297.353.65071131896605825145722458

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