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Lew Ford
Jon Lewis Ford
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 12, 1976 in Beaumont, TX
High School: Groves (Port Natches, TX)
School: Dallas Baptist University
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 12th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 29, 2003
Final Game: September 30, 2007
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2003 26 MIN AL 34 83 73 16 24 7 1 3 15 2 0 8 9 .329 .402 .575 .978 154 42 1 1 1 0 0 8/79D
2004 27 MIN AL 154 658 569 89 170 31 4 15 72 20 2 67 75 .299 .381 .446 .827 113 254 15 13 2 7 3 *78D9 MVP-24
2005 28 MIN AL 147 590 522 70 138 30 4 7 53 13 6 45 85 .264 .338 .377 .716 89 197 9 16 2 5 2 8D79
2006 29 MIN AL 104 255 234 40 53 6 1 4 18 9 1 16 43 .226 .287 .312 .599 57 73 5 4 1 0 0 798/D
2007 30 MIN AL 55 130 116 13 27 6 0 3 14 3 1 11 24 .233 .315 .362 .677 83 42 4 3 0 0 0 78/9
5 Seasons 494 1716 1514 228 412 80 10 32 172 47 10 147 236 .272 .349 .402 .750 96 608 34 37 6 12 5
162 Game Avg. 162 563 496 75 135 26 3 10 56 15 3 48 77 .272 .349 .402 .750 96 199 11 12 2 4 2

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2003 26 MIN AL ALDS NYY L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 27 MIN AL ALDS NYY L 3 13 11 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 .273 .385 .364 .748 4 0 2 0 0 0
2006 29 MIN AL ALDS OAK L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 5 14 12 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 .250 .357 .333 .690 4 0 2 0 0 0
3 ALDS 5 14 12 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 .250 .357 .333 .690 4 0 2 0 0 0

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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
2003 MIN AL 26 OF 25 12 151.2 40 36 1 3 1 .925 -6.0 -47.5 -4.0 -3.2 -0.8 -2 2.20 1.48 .985 2.35 2.08
2003 MIN AL 26 CF 13 5 74.2 21 18 1 2 1 .905 -4.1 -65.9 -3.1 -2.4 -0.7 -1 2.29 1.46 .990 2.78 2.45
2003 MIN AL 26 LF 8 4 43.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -50.2 -0.8 -0.7 -0.1 -1 1.67 1.00 .988 2.18 1.84
2003 MIN AL 26 RF 6 3 34.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 -0.1 -3.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.38 1.50 .980 2.12 1.78
2003 MIN AL 26 DH 4
2004 MIN AL 27 OF 126 121 1106.2 279 268 7 4 0 .986 5.5 6.0 6.5 10.8 -4.3 -1 2.24 2.18 .985 2.30 2.05 MVP-24
2004 MIN AL 27 LF 81 77 680.2 155 149 5 1 0 .994 7.9 13.9 7.9 7.4 0.5 0 2.04 1.90 .983 2.04 1.73 MVP-24
2004 MIN AL 27 CF 46 35 341.0 105 101 1 3 0 .971 -2.4 -8.4 -1.4 1.6 -3.0 -1 2.69 2.22 .989 2.64 2.35 MVP-24
2004 MIN AL 27 DH 26 MVP-24
2004 MIN AL 27 RF 10 9 85.0 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 -1.8 0 2.01 1.90 .984 2.22 1.92 MVP-24
2005 MIN AL 28 OF 95 88 815.0 213 198 9 6 1 .972 -4.8 -7.1 -7.8 -5.8 -2.0 3 2.29 2.18 .986 2.30 2.05
2005 MIN AL 28 CF 63 60 548.0 151 140 7 4 1 .974 -3.0 -6.6 -6.0 -5.6 -0.4 3 2.41 2.33 .989 2.69 2.38
2005 MIN AL 28 DH 44
2005 MIN AL 28 LF 18 14 134.0 35 32 2 1 0 .971 1.5 13.4 0.5 1.4 -0.9 1 2.28 1.89 .989 2.10 1.79
2005 MIN AL 28 RF 16 14 133.0 27 26 0 1 0 .963 -3.3 -29.8 -2.3 -1.6 -0.7 -1 1.76 1.63 .981 2.12 1.83
2006 MIN AL 29 OF 92 52 531.1 138 132 4 2 2 .986 -2.3 -5.2 -2.3 -0.9 -1.4 0 2.30 1.48 .986 2.30 1.99
2006 MIN AL 29 LF 64 30 321.1 73 72 1 0 0 1.000 1.3 4.9 0.3 -1.3 1.6 1 2.04 1.14 .986 2.06 1.69
2006 MIN AL 29 RF 22 20 169.0 57 53 3 1 2 .982 -2.5 -17.8 -1.5 1.0 -2.5 -1 2.98 2.55 .984 2.20 1.85
2006 MIN AL 29 CF 13 2 41.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -1.1 -32.2 -1.1 -0.6 -0.5 0 1.54 0.54 .988 2.66 2.29
2006 MIN AL 29 DH 4
2007 MIN AL 30 OF 49 27 293.1 61 59 1 1 1 .984 -6.8 -27.8 -5.8 -0.6 -5.2 -1 1.84 1.22 .987 2.30 2.00
2007 MIN AL 30 LF 35 25 233.1 48 46 1 1 1 .979 -3.2 -16.5 -3.2 -0.6 -2.6 0 1.81 1.34 .985 2.11 1.71
2007 MIN AL 30 CF 14 0 37.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -4.1 -133.0 -3.1 -0.8 -2.3 -1 1.70 0.50 .986 2.70 2.42
2007 MIN AL 30 RF 3 2 23.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 26.1 0.5 0.8 -0.3 0 2.35 2.00 .983 2.07 1.77
5 Seasons OF 387 300 2898.0 731 693 22 16 5 .978 -14.4 -6.0 -13.4 0.3 -13.7 -1 2.22 1.85 .986 2.30 2.03
5 Seasons LF 206 150 1412.1 319 307 9 3 1 .991 5.7 4.8 4.7 6.2 -1.5 1 2.01 1.53 .985 2.07 1.72
5 Seasons CF 149 102 1041.2 292 273 9 10 2 .966 -14.7 -16.9 -14.7 -7.8 -6.9 0 2.44 1.89 .989 2.68 2.37
4 Seasons DH 78
5 Seasons RF 57 48 444.0 119 112 4 3 2 .975 -5.4 -14.6 -3.4 1.9 -5.3 -2 2.35 2.04 .983 2.17 1.85
5 Seasons TOT 412 300 2898.0 730 692 22 16 5 .978 -14.4 -6.0 -13.4 0.3 -13.7 -1 2.22 1.73 .964 2.30 1.98
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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2004 AL (24, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1469th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2004 AL  13 (6th)
2005 AL  16 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 12th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1999.

September 9, 2000: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Minnesota Twins for Hector Carrasco.

October 9, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2005Minnesota Twins$385,000
2006Minnesota Twins$425,000
2007Minnesota Twins$985,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,795,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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