Dan Ford stats

Last played for the Baltimore Orioles, 1985

Designated Hitter

Age 74 · 6' 1"

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Dan Ford played 11 MLB seasons, 1975 to 1985.

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Career regular season

GP
1,153
AB
4,163
R
598
H
1,123
HR
121
RBI
566
SB
61
AVG
.270

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1975MIN1304407212315596.280
1976MIN14551487137208617.267
1977MIN1444536612111606.267
1978MIN1515927816211827.274
1979LAA142569100165211018.290
1980LAA6522622637260.279
1981LAA973755310415482.277
1982BAL123421469910435.235
1983BAL103407631149559.280
1984BAL2591721151.231
1985BAL2875414110.187

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
11
AB
34
R
3
H
8
HR
3
RBI
5
SB
0
AVG
.235

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,582
TB
1,776
XBH
373
HBP
47
IBB
19
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1975MIN478191375200
1976MIN5712355110200
1977MIN5101934310300
1978MIN654251575600
1979LAA628264523000
1980LAA24995182100
1981LAA409165305300
1982BAL453156344100
1983BAL448179433100
1984BAL1002850000
1985BAL821930000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
9.9
RC
599.6
RC/27
5.10
ISOP
.157
SECA
.235
BB/K
0.42
AB/HR
34.4
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1975MIN0.963.85.3.1550.20.429.30
1976MIN2.680.25.5.1910.30.325.70
1977MIN1.2695.4.1590.30.541.20
1978MIN1.085.95.2.1500.20.653.80
1979LAA2.391.55.8.1740.30.527.10
1980LAA-0.633.25.4.1420.20.432.30
1981LAA1.755.25.3.1630.20.3250
1982BAL0.545.63.7.1350.20.342.10
1983BAL1.062.55.6.1600.20.545.20
1984BAL0.18.63.2.0770.20.5910
1985BAL-0.84.41.9.0670.10.4750

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
74 yearsMay 19, 1952
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1975
Birthplace
Los Angeles, United States

What were Dan Ford's career stats?

Dan Ford played 11 seasons for the Twins, the Angels and the Orioles. He was a career .270 hitter with 1,123 hits, 121 home runs and 566 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .290 batting average, 21 home runs and 101 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1975 to 1985

Championships

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