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Ben Ford

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 7", Weight 200 lb.

Debut August 20, 1998
  vs. PHI 1.7 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER
Final Game September 26, 2004
Born August 15, 1975 in Cedar Rapids, IA

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 20th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1994. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1998 22 ARI NL   0   0   8   0   0   0   2  0   10.0   13   12   11   2    3    5   2   1    49   0   0  9.90  4.19   42 1.600
 2000 24 NYY AL   0   1   4   2   0   0   0  0   11.0   14   11   11   1    7    5   3   0    52   0   0  9.00  4.82   54 1.909
 2004 28 MIL NL   1   1  19   0   0   0   5  0   24.0   25   17   17   4   10   13   2   0   107   0   0  6.38  4.36   68 1.458
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  3 Yr WL% .333   1   2  31   2   0   0   7  0   45.0   52   40   39   7   20   23   7   1   208   0   0  7.80  4.43   57 1.600
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     2   4  63   4   0   0  14  0   92.7  107   82   80  14   41   47  14   2   428   0   0  7.80  4.43   57 1.600
 Career High      1   1  19   2   0   0   5  0   24.0   25   17   17   4   10   13   3   1   107   0   0                       

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1998 22 ARI NL P 8 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 0.12 0.54 0.90 1.89 0 10.0 2000 24 NYY AL P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 0.45 0.82 1.64 2 11.0 2004 28 MIL NL P 19 0 3 0 1 1.000 .968 0.16 0.47 1.12 1.84 0 24.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 22 ARI NL P 8 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 0.12 0.54 0.90 1.89 0 10.0 2000 24 NYY AL P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 0.45 0.82 1.64 2 11.0 2004 28 MIL NL P 19 0 3 0 1 1.000 .968 0.16 0.47 1.12 1.84 0 24.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 31 0 5 1 1 .833 .980 0.16 0.48 1.00 1.80 2 45.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 31 0 5 1 1 .833 .980 0.16 0.48 1.00 1.80 2 45
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 20th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1994.

November 18, 1997: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the New York Yankees as the 17th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

March 30, 1999: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Izzy Molina to the New York Yankees for Darren Holmes and cash.

July 21, 2000: Traded by the New York Yankees with Oswaldo Mairena to the Chicago Cubs for Glenallen Hill.

November 17, 2000: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

February 19, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

October 29, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 15, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

November 12, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

March 28, 2003: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

May 19, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Arizona Diamondbacks$170,000
2004Milwaukee Brewers$310,000
Career (may be incomplete)$480,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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