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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1937 24 2TM NAL 0.0 19 80 79 9 20 1 1 0 13 2 1 .253 .263 .291 .554 52 .256 55 23 0 0 4/8
1937 24 MRS NAL 0.1 18 76 75 9 20 1 1 0 13 2 1 .267 .276 .307 .583 60 .269 62 23 0 0 4/8
1937 24 IA NAL -0.1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -93 0 0 0
1938 25 3TM 2LG 0.0 7 30 28 4 9 0 0 0 4 0 1 .321 .345 .321 .666 83 .319 81 9 0 1 /546
1938 25 2TM NN2 0.0 4 16 15 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .267 .267 .267 .533 41 .251 33 4 0 1 /45
1938 25 BBB NAL 0.1 3 14 13 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 .385 .429 .385 .813 134 .391 134 5 0 0 /56
1938 25 SEN NN2 0.0 3 12 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 -4 .171 -16 2 0 1 /4
1938 25 BEG NN2 0.0 1 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 164 .471 171 2 0 0 /5
1939 26 SL3 NAL 0.1 6 24 22 3 5 0 2 0 2 1 2 .227 .292 .409 .701 101 .326 95 9 0 /647
1940 27 SNS NAL 0.4 31 118 112 16 33 5 2 0 13 2 5 .295 .325 .375 .700 111 .336 105 42 0 1 5/496
1941 28 SNS NAL 0.5 19 67 57 14 19 1 3 0 10 1 9 .333 .424 .456 .880 161 .416 158 26 0 1 /45 AS
1942 29 2TM 2LG -0.5 25 97 86 11 15 3 0 0 10 3 10 .174 .260 .209 .470 35 .243 43 18 0 1 5/42
1942 29 CAG NAL -0.2 2 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -34 .105 -24 1 0 0 /4
1942 29 NBY NN2 -0.3 23 88 77 10 14 3 0 0 10 3 10 .182 .276 .221 .497 42 .258 50 17 0 1 5/42
1943 30 4TM 2LG 0.2 23 98 90 14 23 4 1 1 13 0 7 .256 .309 .356 .665 79 .318 76 32 0 1 4/56
1943 30 3TM NN2 0.2 22 93 86 12 21 3 1 1 11 0 6 .244 .293 .337 .631 68 .302 67 29 0 1 *4/5
1943 30 MRS NAL 0.1 1 5 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .500 .600 .750 1.350 313 .617 277 3 0 0 /6
1943 30 PS NN2 0.4 12 49 43 8 13 1 1 1 7 0 5 .302 .375 .442 .817 118 .387 116 19 0 1 4
1943 30 HAR NN2 -0.3 8 36 35 3 5 2 0 0 4 0 1 .143 .167 .200 .367 -2 .176 -6 7 0 0 /*4
1943 30 NBY NN2 0.1 2 8 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750 101 .363 102 3 0 0 /45
1944 31 MRS NAL 0.1 28 113 103 8 29 3 0 1 13 2 8 .282 .339 .340 .679 109 .332 110 35 1 1 5/4
1945 32 MRS NAL -0.1 16 59 55 6 12 3 1 1 4 0 3 .218 .259 .364 .622 81 .289 78 20 0 1 /5947
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
9 Yrs 0.7 174 686 632 85 165 20 10 3 82 11 46 .261 .312 .339 .651 88 .313 87 214 1 7 45/96728
162 Game Avg 0.6 162 639 588 79 154 19 9 3 76 10 43 .261 .312 .339 .651 88 .313 87 199 1
HAR (4 Yrs) 0.7 64 245 226 36 62 8 7 0 29 4 17 .274 .325 .372 .697 104 .333 99 84 0 2 45/697
MRS (4 Yrs) 0.1 63 253 237 25 63 8 2 2 32 4 13 .266 .307 .342 .649 90 .309 89 81 1 2 54/9768
NBY (2 Yrs) -0.2 25 96 85 11 17 3 0 0 10 3 10 .200 .284 .235 .520 48 .266 55 20 0 1 5/42
PS (1 Yr) 0.4 12 49 43 8 13 1 1 1 7 0 5 .302 .375 .442 .817 118 .387 116 19 0 1 4
BBB (1 Yr) 0.1 3 14 13 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 .385 .429 .385 .813 134 .391 134 5 0 0 /56
SEN (1 Yr) 0.0 3 12 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 -4 .171 -16 2 0 1 /4
CAG (1 Yr) -0.2 2 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -34 .105 -24 1 0 0 /4
BEG (1 Yr) 0.0 1 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 164 .471 171 2 0 0 /5
IA (1 Yr) -0.1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -93 0 0 0
NAL (9 Yrs) 0.8 125 489 454 61 126 14 9 2 59 8 30 .278 .324 .361 .685 102 .327 99 164 1 4 54/9678
NN2 (3 Yrs) -0.1 49 197 178 24 39 6 1 1 23 3 16 .219 .284 .281 .564 55 .278 57 50 0 3 45/2
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH Pos Awards
1939 26 SL3 NAL 4 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .182 .250 .182 .432 2 0 0 0
1 Yr 4 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .182 .250 .182 .432 2 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 486 446 41 81 0 0 0 41 0 41 .182 .250 .182 .432 81 0 0 0

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1937 24 2TM NAL 80 -5 0 0 2 1 -3 -0.3 3 0 0.0 .487 .499 -0.2 0.2 -2 4/8
1937 24 MRS NAL 76 -4 0 0 2 1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .490 .499 -0.1 0.2 -1 4/8
1937 24 IA NAL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .430 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1
1938 25 3TM 2LG 30 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 1 0.0 .493 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /546
1938 25 2TM NN2 16 -1 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .482 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 /45
1938 25 BBB NAL 14 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .508 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /56
1938 25 SEN NN2 12 -2 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 0 0 0.0 .480 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 /4
1938 25 BEG NN2 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .485 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /5
1939 26 SL3 NAL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .496 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /647
1940 27 SNS NAL 118 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 4 4 0.4 .500 .500 0.5 0.0 5 5/496
1941 28 SNS NAL 67 5 0 0 -2 0 3 0.2 2 5 0.5 .513 .501 0.7 -0.2 7 /45 AS
1942 29 2TM 2LG 97 -7 0 0 -1 0 -8 -0.7 3 -5 -0.5 .471 .497 -0.4 -0.1 -4 5/42
1942 29 CAG NAL 9 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .393 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /4
1942 29 NBY NN2 88 -6 0 0 0 0 -5 -0.5 3 -3 -0.3 .477 .497 -0.3 0.0 -3 5/42
1943 30 4TM 2LG 98 -3 0 0 3 1 0 0.0 3 3 0.2 .500 .500 0.0 0.3 1 4/56
1943 30 3TM NN2 93 -4 0 0 3 1 0 0.0 3 3 0.2 .498 .500 -0.1 0.4 -1 *4/5
1943 30 MRS NAL 5 1 0 0 -1 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.1 .541 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /6
1943 30 PS NN2 49 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 5 0.4 .521 .502 0.3 0.2 3 4
1943 30 HAR NN2 36 -6 0 0 2 0 -4 -0.3 1 -3 -0.3 .459 .498 -0.4 0.2 -4 /*4
1943 30 NBY NN2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.1 .521 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /45
1944 31 MRS NAL 113 1 0 0 -3 0 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .492 .499 0.4 -0.3 5 5/4
1945 32 MRS NAL 59 -2 0 0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .484 .498 0.0 -0.1 0 /5947
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
9 Yrs 686 -12 0 0 -4 3 -13 -1.3 22 9 0.7 .493 .499 1.1 -0.2 13 45/96728
162 Game Avg 639 -11 0 0 -4 3 -12 -1.2 20 8 0.6 .493 .499 1.0 -0.2 12
HAR (4 Yrs) 245 0 0 0 -2 1 -1 -0.1 8 7 0.7 .498 .500 0.8 -0.1 9 45/697
MRS (4 Yrs) 253 -4 0 0 -3 1 -6 -0.6 8 1 0.1 .490 .499 0.4 -0.3 5 54/9768
NBY (2 Yrs) 96 -6 0 0 0 0 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.2 .481 .497 -0.2 0.1 -2 5/42
PS (1 Yr) 49 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 5 0.4 .521 .502 0.3 0.2 3 4
BBB (1 Yr) 14 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .508 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /56
SEN (1 Yr) 12 -2 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 0 0 0.0 .480 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 /4
CAG (1 Yr) 9 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .393 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /4
BEG (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .485 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /5
IA (1 Yr) 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .430 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1
NAL (9 Yrs) 489 0 -1 0 -8 2 -7 -0.6 16 9 0.8 .495 .500 1.5 -0.6 17 54/9678
NN2 (3 Yrs) 197 -12 0 0 4 1 -7 -0.6 6 0 -0.1 .487 .499 -0.4 0.4 -4 45/2

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1937 24 2TM NAL 80 .256 55 .253 .038 0.0 1.3 42.9 4/8
1937 24 MRS NAL 76 .269 62 .267 .040 0.0 1.3 42.9 4/8
1937 24 IA NAL 4 .000 -93 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1938 25 3TM 2LG 30 .319 81 .321 .000 0.0 3.3 40.0 /546
1938 25 2TM NN2 16 .251 33 .267 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0 /45
1938 25 BBB NAL 14 .391 134 .385 .000 0.0 7.1 33.3 /56
1938 25 SEN NN2 12 .171 -16 .182 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /4
1938 25 BEG NN2 4 .471 171 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0 /5
1939 26 SL3 NAL 24 .326 95 .227 .182 0.0 8.3 42.9 /647
1940 27 SNS NAL 118 .336 105 .295 .080 0.0 4.2 42.1 5/496
1941 28 SNS NAL 67 .416 158 .333 .123 0.0 13.4 50.0 /45 AS
1942 29 2TM 2LG 97 .243 43 .174 .035 0.0 10.3 44.0 5/42
1942 29 CAG NAL 9 .105 -24 .111 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0 /4
1942 29 NBY NN2 88 .258 50 .182 .039 0.0 11.4 41.7 5/42
1943 30 4TM 2LG 98 .318 76 .247 .100 1.0 7.1 44.8 4/56
1943 30 3TM NN2 93 .302 67 .235 .093 1.1 6.5 42.3 *4/5
1943 30 MRS NAL 5 .617 277 .500 .250 0.0 20.0 66.7 /6
1943 30 PS NN2 49 .387 116 .286 .140 2.0 10.2 41.2 4
1943 30 HAR NN2 36 .176 -6 .143 .057 0.0 2.8 50.0 /*4
1943 30 NBY NN2 8 .363 102 .375 .000 0.0 0.0 33.3 /45
1944 31 MRS NAL 113 .332 110 .275 .058 0.9 7.1 18.9 5/4
1945 32 MRS NAL 59 .289 78 .204 .145 1.7 5.1 35.7 /5947
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
9 Yrs 686 .313 87 .258 .078 0.4 6.7 39.2 45/96728
MLB Average .329 100 .278 .108 1.3 8.7 33.4
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1939 26 SL3 NAL 12 .182 .000 0.0 8.3 33.3
1 Yr 12 .182 .000 0.0 8.3 33.3
MLB Average .252 .113 1.7 7.2 32.8
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Standard Fielding

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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1937 24 MRS NAL 2B 18 17 138.1 93 32 56 5 10 .946 .928 5.73 5.37 4.89 3.58
1937 24 MRS NAL CF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .935 2.25 2.14 2.00 1.40
1937 24 IA NAL 3B 1 1 8.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 .895 4.50 2.81 4.00 1.90
1938 25 SEN NN2 2B 3 3 26.0 23 9 14 0 1 1.000 .949 7.96 5.57 7.67 3.90
1938 25 2TM 2LG 3B 3 3 27.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 .898 1.33 2.57 1.33 1.63
1938 25 BBB NAL 3B 2 2 18.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 .898 2.00 2.60 2.00 1.55
1938 25 BEG NN2 3B 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 1.80
1938 25 BBB NAL SS 1 1 9.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 .905 4.00 4.70 4.00 2.80
1939 26 SL3 NAL SS 3 3 26.0 11 4 7 0 1 1.000 .922 3.81 4.85 3.67 3.50
1939 26 SL3 NAL 2B 2 2 16.0 12 5 5 2 0 .833 .946 5.63 5.63 5.00 4.05
1939 26 SL3 NAL LF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .930 2.00 1.80 2.00 1.30
1940 27 SNS NAL 3B 14 14 113.2 47 16 22 9 3 .809 .915 3.01 2.96 2.71 1.81
1940 27 SNS NAL 2B 11 11 86.0 51 21 29 1 3 .980 .938 5.23 5.40 4.55 3.30
1940 27 SNS NAL RF 3 2 19.0 6 2 2 2 0 .667 .958 1.89 1.66 1.33 1.00
1940 27 SNS NAL SS 1 1 8.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 .920 2.25 4.73 2.00 2.90
1941 28 SNS NAL 2B 11 11 90.0 41 11 28 2 2 .951 .934 3.90 5.22 3.55 2.39 AS
1941 28 SNS NAL 3B 5 5 42.0 7 2 3 2 2 .714 .914 1.07 2.70 1.00 1.24 AS
1942 29 NBY NN2 3B 20 18 153.0 47 10 29 8 2 .830 .916 2.29 2.86 1.95 4.24
1942 29 2TM 2LG 2B 6 5 45.1 29 8 17 4 2 .862 .940 4.96 5.40 4.17 6.50
1942 29 CAG NAL 2B 2 2 20.1 8 2 5 1 2 .875 .945 3.10 5.49 3.50 3.70
1942 29 NBY NN2 2B 4 3 25.0 21 6 12 3 0 .857 .938 6.48 5.33 4.50 7.90
1943 30 3TM NN2 2B 21 21 179.0 118 45 68 5 4 .958 .946 5.68 5.51 5.38 7.27
1943 30 PS NN2 2B 12 12 101.0 69 24 40 5 2 .928 .946 5.70 5.51 5.33 7.27
1943 30 HAR NN2 2B 8 8 73.1 47 21 26 0 2 1.000 .946 5.77 5.51 5.88 7.28
1943 30 NBY NN2 2B 1 1 4.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .945 3.86 5.59 2.00 7.30
1943 30 NBY NN2 3B 2 1 10.1 6 2 3 1 0 .833 .913 4.35 3.14 2.50 4.15
1943 30 MRS NAL SS 1 1 9.0 4 2 1 1 0 .750 .918 3.00 4.90 3.00 2.80
1944 31 MRS NAL 3B 23 22 187.0 56 24 27 5 1 .911 .920 2.45 3.08 2.22 1.21
1944 31 MRS NAL 2B 5 5 41.0 21 10 9 2 2 .905 .928 4.17 5.58 3.80 2.18
1945 32 MRS NAL 3B 7 7 61.0 22 6 14 2 0 .909 .927 2.95 3.16 2.86 1.39
1945 32 MRS NAL RF 4 3 28.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .958 0.96 1.51 0.75 0.65
1945 32 MRS NAL LF 2 2 14.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 .948 2.57 1.74 2.00 0.75
1945 32 MRS NAL 2B 2 2 16.0 12 4 7 1 0 .917 .944 6.19 5.57 5.50 2.45
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
9 Yrs 160 154 1291.2 615 216 348 51 34 .917 .931 3.93 4.25 3.53 3.39
2B (9 Yrs) 2B 79 77 637.2 400 145 233 22 24 .945 .938 5.34 5.43 4.78 4.48
3B (8 Yrs) 3B 75 71 602.0 194 62 104 28 8 .856 .917 2.48 2.96 2.21 2.25
SS (4 Yrs) SS 6 6 52.0 21 9 11 1 2 .952 .918 3.46 4.81 3.33 3.17
RF (2 Yrs) RF 7 5 47.0 10 5 2 3 0 .700 .958 1.34 1.57 1.00 0.80
LF (2 Yrs) LF 3 3 23.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .942 2.35 1.76 2.00 0.93
CF (1 Yr) CF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .935 2.25 2.14 2.00 1.40
Standard Fielding Table
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G CG Inn A DP RF/G CS Awards
1939 26 SL3 NAL 3B 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.00 0
1939 26 SL3 NAL SS 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.00 0
1 Yr 3 0 0.0 0 0 0.00 0
3B (1 Yr) 3B 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.00 0
SS (1 Yr) SS 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.00 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jimmy Ford born?

Jimmy Ford was born on October 16, 1912.

Where was Jimmy Ford born?

Jimmy Ford was born in Memphis, TN.

How tall was Jimmy Ford?

Jimmy Ford was 5-8 (173 cm) tall.

How much did Jimmy Ford weigh when playing?

Jimmy Ford weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jimmy Ford play?

Jimmy Ford played 9 seasons.

Is Jimmy Ford in the Hall of Fame?

Jimmy Ford has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Jimmy Ford play?

Jimmy Ford was a Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Outfielder.

How many hits did Jimmy Ford have?

Jimmy Ford had 165 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Jimmy Ford have?

Jimmy Ford had 3 home runs over his career.

What was Jimmy Ford's average?

Jimmy Ford had a .261 average over his career.

How many teams has Jimmy Ford played for?

Jimmy Ford played for 8 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Elite Giants, Chicago American Giants, Memphis Red Sox, New York Black Yankees, Philadelphia Stars, Washington Black Senators and Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars.

How many World Series has Jimmy Ford won?

Jimmy Ford never won a World Series.

When did Jimmy Ford retire?

Jimmy Ford last played in 1945.

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