Dan Ford Stats

Dan Ford was born on Monday, May 19, 1952, in Los Angeles, California. Ford was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1975, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dan Ford baseball stats page.

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Dan Ford

Dan Ford Autograph on a 1984 Donruss (#387)

Dan Ford Autograph on a 1984 Donruss (#387)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Darnell Glenn Ford
Nickname:   Dan or Disco Dan
Born On:   05-19-1952
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Los Angeles, California
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Mesa Community College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-12-1975 (Age 22)
Last Game:   05-31-1985
Draft:   1970 : 1st Round (18th)
Dan Ford

Dan Ford Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Dan Ford

Dan Ford Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1975 Twins 130 440 72 123 21 1 15 0 59 30 2 79 3 0 5 10 .280 .333 .434
1976 Twins 145 514 87 137 24 7 20 0 86 36 2 118 5 6 10 12 .267 .323 .457
1977 Twins 144 453 66 121 25 7 11 0 60 41 3 79 1 5 10 12 .267 .338 .426
1978 Twins 151 592 78 162 36 10 11 0 82 48 6 88 6 3 5 15 .274 .332 .424
1979 Angels 142 569 100 165 26 5 21 1 101 40 0 86 3 13 3 17 .290 .333 .464
1980 Angels 65 226 22 63 11 0 7 0 26 19 1 45 1 1 2 15 .279 .339 .420
1981 Angels 97 375 53 104 14 1 15 0 48 23 3 71 5 1 5 16 .277 .327 .440
1982 Orioles 123 421 46 99 21 3 10 1 43 23 1 71 2 3 4 9 .235 .279 .371
1983 Orioles 103 407 63 114 30 4 9 0 55 29 1 55 3 6 3 9 .280 .328 .440
1984 Orioles 25 91 7 21 4 0 1 0 5 7 0 13 2 0 0 3 .231 .286 .308
1985 Orioles 28 75 4 14 2 0 1 0 1 7 0 17 0 0 0 3 .187 .256 .253
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 1,153 4,163 598 1,123 214 38 121 2 566 303 19 722 31 38 47 121 .270 .324 .427
Dan Ford

Dan Ford Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1975 Twins OF 120 - - 252 2.1 249 246 3 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1976 Twins OF 139 - - 282 2.0 273 267 6 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1977 Twins OF 137 - - 222 1.6 214 205 9 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1978 Twins OF 149 - - 391 2.6 382 376 6 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1979 Angels OF 141 - - 350 2.5 342 332 10 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1980 Angels RF 45 - - 83 1.8 78 75 3 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .940 0.00 -
1981 Angels RF 97 - - 199 2.1 191 188 3 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1982 Orioles RF 119 - - 276 2.3 269 263 6 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1983 Orioles RF 103 - - 223 2.2 220 218 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1984 Orioles RF 15 - - 37 2.5 37 36 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 686 0 0 1,497 2.2 1,460 1,426 34 37 9 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
RF Totals 379 0 0 818 2.2 795 780 15 23 2 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 --
11 Years 1,127 - 0 2,315 2.1 2,255 2,206 49 60 11 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
Dan Ford

Dan Ford Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1975 Twins 6 7 .462 - - 3 29.3 5.6 7.5 - - -
1976 Twins 17 6 .739 - - 3 25.7 4.4 6.0 - - -
1977 Twins 6 4 .600 - - 3 41.2 5.7 7.6 - - -
1978 Twins 7 7 .500 - - 1 53.8 6.7 7.2 - - -
1979 Angels 8 5 .615 - - 0 27.1 6.6 5.6 - - -
1980 Angels 0 1 .000 - - 15 32.3 5.0 8.7 - - -
1981 Angels 2 2 .500 - - 0 25.0 5.3 7.8 - - -
1982 Orioles 5 2 .714 - - 1 42.1 5.9 9.8 - - -
1983 Orioles 9 2 .818 - - 0 45.2 7.4 7.4 - - -
1984 Orioles 1 0 1.000 - - 8 91.0 7.0 18.2 - - -
1985 Orioles 0 1 .000 - - 28 75.0 4.4 75.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 61 37 .622 - - 62 34.4 5.8 7.4 - - -
Dan Ford

Dan Ford Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1975 Minnesota Twins 15 Undetermined - -
1976 Minnesota Twins 15 $28,500.00 - -
1977 Minnesota Twins 15 $53,500.00 - -
1978 Minnesota Twins 15 Undetermined - -
1979 California Angels 15 Undetermined - -
1980 California Angels 15 Undetermined - -
1981 California Angels 15 Undetermined - -
1982 Baltimore Orioles 15 Undetermined - -
1983 Baltimore Orioles 15 Undetermined - Stats
1984 Baltimore Orioles 15 Undetermined - -
1985 Baltimore Orioles 15 $450,000.00 - -


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