Dan Ford
Darnell Glenn Ford (Disco Dan)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 19, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Fremont (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1975
Final Game: May 31, 1985
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 MIN AL 23 OF 120 103 947.0 252 246 3 3 2 .988 -12.4 -15.7 -7.4 -4.4 -3.0 -5 2.37 2.08 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 MIN AL 23 CF 119 102 938.2 252 247 2 3 1 .988 -12.2 -15.6 -7.2 -4.2 -3.0 -5 2.39 2.09 .983 2.84 2.52
1975 MIN AL 23 DH 3
1975 MIN AL 23 RF 2 1 8.1 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -28.8 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 3.24 1.50 .967 2.05 1.85
1976 MIN AL 24 OF 139 134 1198.2 282 267 6 9 1 .968 -3.2 -3.2 -3.2 -1.7 -1.5 0 2.05 1.96 .981 2.47 2.21
1976 MIN AL 24 RF 139 134 1198.2 281 266 6 9 1 .968 -3.2 -3.2 -3.2 -1.7 -1.5 0 2.04 1.96 .980 2.21 1.92
1976 MIN AL 24 DH 3
1977 MIN AL 25 OF 137 111 1042.0 222 205 9 8 2 .964 -5.0 -5.8 -6.0 -4.3 -1.6 1 1.85 1.56 .978 2.34 2.03
1977 MIN AL 25 RF 135 109 1022.0 219 202 9 8 2 .963 -5.5 -6.5 -6.5 -4.8 -1.6 1 1.86 1.56 .974 2.08 1.71
1977 MIN AL 25 CF 3 1 12.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 30.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 .967 2.85 2.50
1977 MIN AL 25 DH 3
1977 MIN AL 25 LF 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 30.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 .967 2.14 1.70
1978 MIN AL 26 OF 149 147 1319.2 391 376 6 9 2 .977 -18.5 -16.8 -14.5 -6.0 -8.4 -4 2.61 2.56 .979 2.47 2.13
1978 MIN AL 26 CF 146 143 1292.2 385 370 6 9 2 .977 -17.9 -16.6 -13.9 -5.7 -8.2 -4 2.62 2.58 .984 2.97 2.64
1978 MIN AL 26 RF 4 4 27.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -26.7 -0.6 -0.3 -0.2 0 1.00 0.75 .967 2.23 1.85
1978 MIN AL 26 DH 1
1979 CAL AL 27 OF 141 141 1216.0 350 332 10 8 2 .977 -5.9 -5.8 -1.9 -7.4 5.5 -4 2.53 2.43 .981 2.46 2.13 MVP-26
1979 CAL AL 27 RF 124 116 1006.0 275 261 9 5 2 .982 -1.5 -1.8 -0.5 -6.8 6.4 -1 2.42 2.18 .980 2.25 1.88 MVP-26
1979 CAL AL 27 CF 28 25 210.0 76 72 1 3 0 .961 -4.4 -25.1 -1.4 -0.6 -0.9 -3 3.13 2.61 .983 2.92 2.62 MVP-26
1980 CAL AL 28 OF 45 44 353.0 83 75 3 5 0 .940 -9.8 -33.3 -6.8 -3.5 -3.2 -3 1.99 1.73 .980 2.47 2.15
1980 CAL AL 28 RF 45 44 353.0 83 75 3 5 0 .940 -9.8 -33.3 -6.8 -3.5 -3.2 -3 1.99 1.73 .976 2.13 1.77
1980 CAL AL 28 DH 15
1981 CAL AL 29 OF 97 94 831.0 199 188 3 8 0 .960 -0.7 -1.0 0.3 3.4 -3.0 -1 2.07 1.97 .983 2.48 2.16
1981 CAL AL 29 RF 96 94 831.0 198 187 2 9 0 .955 -0.7 -1.0 0.3 3.4 -3.0 -1 2.05 1.97 .980 2.16 1.75
1982 BAL AL 30 OF 119 98 921.1 276 263 6 7 2 .975 6.6 8.6 6.6 2.0 4.6 0 2.63 2.26 .982 2.47 2.15
1982 BAL AL 30 RF 119 98 921.1 276 263 6 7 2 .975 6.6 8.6 6.6 2.0 4.6 0 2.63 2.26 .981 2.27 1.90
1982 BAL AL 30 DH 1
1983 BAL AL 31 OF 103 100 855.2 223 218 2 3 0 .987 -3.5 -4.9 -0.5 -2.1 1.7 -3 2.31 2.14 .981 2.50 2.16
1983 BAL AL 31 RF 103 100 855.2 227 222 2 3 1 .987 -3.5 -4.9 -0.5 -2.1 1.7 -3 2.36 2.17 .978 2.25 1.85
1984 BAL AL 32 OF 15 15 123.0 37 36 1 0 0 1.000 1.7 16.6 1.7 1.0 0.8 0 2.71 2.47 .984 2.51 2.17
1984 BAL AL 32 RF 15 15 123.0 37 36 1 0 0 1.000 1.7 16.6 1.7 1.0 0.8 0 2.71 2.47 .978 2.23 1.88
1984 BAL AL 32 DH 8
1985 BAL AL 33 DH 28
10 Seasons OF 1065 987 8807.1 2315 2206 49 60 11 .974 -50.7 -6.9 -31.7 -23.0 -8.1 -19 2.30 2.12 .981 2.45 2.13
10 Seasons RF 782 715 6346.0 1602 1517 39 46 9 .971 -16.7 -3.2 -9.7 -13.0 4.0 -7 2.21 1.99 .979 2.20 1.83
4 Seasons CF 296 271 2453.1 716 692 9 15 3 .979 -34.2 -16.7 -22.2 -10.2 -12.1 -12 2.57 2.37 .984 2.92 2.59
8 Seasons DH 62
1 Season LF 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 30.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 .967 2.14 1.70
11 Seasons TOT 1065 987 8807.1 2315 2206 49 60 11 .974 -50.7 -6.9 -31.7 -23.0 -8.1 -19 2.30 2.12 .955 2.45 2.13
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1975 MIN AL 23 130 103 130 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 2 121 0 9 9
1976 MIN AL 24 145 134 145 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 139 139 0 8 3
1977 MIN AL 25 144 111 144 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 135 137 0 24 2
1978 MIN AL 26 151 147 151 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 4 149 0 3 0
1979 CAL AL 27 142 141 142 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 124 141 0 1 0
1980 CAL AL 28 65 58 65 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 45 14 7 0
1981 CAL AL 29 97 94 97 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 96 0 1 0
1982 BAL AL 30 123 98 123 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 119 0 19 1
1983 BAL AL 31 103 100 103 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103 103 0 3 0
1984 BAL AL 32 25 23 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 8 2 0
1985 BAL AL 33 28 16 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 0
11 Seasons 1153 1025 1153 1065 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 296 782 1065 38 89 15
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1975 MIN AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 35 54% 69% 26% 3 67%
1976 MIN AL 24 9 0 9 0 0 6 0 2 2 1 72 30 1 47 15 1 18 10 0 16 3 1 22 17 0 175 75 42.9% 97 3 1.7% 3 5421 55% 78% 25% 562 48%
1977 MIN AL 25 8 0 8 0 2 9 0 3 2 1 48 22 2 30 8 0 11 7 1 15 5 0 19 12 1 123 54 43.9% 65 4 3.3% 5 4576 53% 80% 25% 413 51%
1978 MIN AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 114 61% 84% 27% 7 43%
1979 CAL AL 27 5 0 5 0 0 9 0 3 3 1 42 20 1 38 8 1 12 8 0 16 4 0 26 15 0 134 55 41.0% 77 2 1.5% 7 4560 54% 78% 27% 485 55%
1980 CAL AL 28 5 0 5 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 15 2 0 18 4 0 7 4 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 45 12 26.7% 33 0 0.0% 3 1564 51% 81% 28% 177 44%
1981 CAL AL 29 9 0 8 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 34 22 0 26 8 0 16 10 0 8 2 0 10 6 0 94 48 51.1% 46 0 0.0% 2 3624 56% 82% 26% 391 48%
1982 BAL AL 30 7 0 7 0 4 6 0 2 2 0 47 25 0 32 7 0 11 6 0 17 7 0 20 16 0 127 61 48.0% 66 0 0.0% 6 4039 65% 81% 29% 466 57%
1983 BAL AL 31 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 43 21 0 38 7 0 10 8 0 14 5 0 21 12 1 126 53 42.1% 72 1 0.8% 1 3786 62% 81% 27% 426 52%
1984 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 0 4 2 0 10 4 40.0% 5 1 10.0% 0 540 70% 81% 27% 39 95%
10 Seasons 46 0 45 1 12 39 0 14 12 4 303 143 4 229 57 2 87 53 2 94 29 1 123 81 2 836 363 43.4% 462 11 1.3% 28 28259 57% 80% 26% 2969 52%
MLB Averages 42.9% 3.0% 58% 79% 26% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1975 MIN AL 23 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 40 26 0 31 3 0 3 0 0 13 3 0 27 18 0 114 50 43.9% 64 0 0.0% 2 4221 52% 77% 24% 422 59%
1977 MIN AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 60% 77% 25% 4 75%
1978 MIN AL 26 9 1 7 1 3 6 0 2 1 1 54 31 2 57 11 0 9 3 0 25 4 1 34 23 0 179 72 40.2% 104 3 1.7% 3 5728 55% 81% 25% 703 53%
1979 CAL AL 27 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 10 6 0 15 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 7 5 0 41 12 29.3% 29 0 0.0% 1 930 51% 78% 27% 128 57%
4 Seasons 15 1 10 4 4 9 0 4 1 1 104 63 2 103 14 0 14 4 0 45 7 1 68 46 0 334 134 40.1% 197 3 0.9% 6 10927 53% 79% 25% 1257 56%
MLB Averages 43.1% 2.3% 58% 79% 26% 62%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1977 MIN AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 37 57% 92% 30% 5 60%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 37 57% 92% 30% 5 60%
MLB Averages 58.0% 2.8% 58% 79% 26% 52%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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