Dan Ford
1975–1985 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Minnesota Twins
1,153G
.270AVG
.324OBP
.427SLG
More career statistics
1,123H
121HR
566RBI
61SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,153 | 4,582 | 4,163 | 598 | 1,123 | 214 | 38 | 121 | 566 | 303 | 722 | 61 | 37 | 47 | 38 | 1,776 | .270 | .324 | .427 | .751 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1980-08-14 to 1980-09-04
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1979-08-10 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1979-08-10 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1983-07-20 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 563 | 2175 | 554 | 62 | 289 | 121 | 343 | .277 | .310 | .445 |
| Away | 590 | 2407 | 569 | 59 | 277 | 182 | 379 | .263 | .312 | .409 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 165 | 673 | 153 | 20 | 66 | 49 | 104 | .250 | .300 | .406 |
| May | 225 | 895 | 215 | 22 | 107 | 61 | 148 | .267 | .308 | .426 |
| June | 168 | 665 | 158 | 23 | 95 | 49 | 109 | .264 | .311 | .429 |
| July | 174 | 712 | 191 | 24 | 102 | 41 | 118 | .292 | .326 | .477 |
| August | 223 | 912 | 223 | 15 | 110 | 58 | 142 | .269 | .308 | .402 |
| September | 187 | 693 | 179 | 17 | 85 | 40 | 97 | .280 | .316 | .430 |
| October | 11 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .154 | .281 | .308 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 112 | 450 | 115 | 11 | 50 | 29 | 71 | .279 | .320 | .410 |
| texas-rangers | 110 | 426 | 103 | 11 | 53 | 20 | 68 | .261 | .289 | .410 |
| kansas-city-royals | 109 | 417 | 101 | 11 | 60 | 22 | 53 | .265 | .295 | .425 |
| athletics | 96 | 396 | 102 | 16 | 57 | 30 | 53 | .288 | .333 | .489 |
| cleveland-guardians | 93 | 372 | 88 | 9 | 47 | 29 | 59 | .266 | .315 | .423 |
| california-angels | 79 | 323 | 88 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 58 | .301 | .344 | .435 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 77 | 282 | 65 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 29 | .255 | .309 | .384 |
| seattle-mariners | 76 | 321 | 84 | 14 | 45 | 26 | 50 | .288 | .343 | .510 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  Minnesota Twins | 130 | 440 | 123 | 15 | 59 | 6 | .280 | – | – |
| 1976 | Minnesota Twins | 145 | 514 | 137 | 20 | 86 | 17 | .267 | – | – |
| 1977 | Minnesota Twins | 144 | 453 | 121 | 11 | 60 | 6 | .267 | – | – |
| 1978 | Minnesota Twins | 151 | 592 | 162 | 11 | 82 | 7 | .274 | – | – |
| 1979 |  California Angels | 142 | 569 | 165 | 21 | 101 | 8 | .290 | – | – |
| 1980 | California Angels | 65 | 226 | 63 | 7 | 26 | – | .279 | – | – |
| 1981 | California Angels | 97 | 375 | 104 | 15 | 48 | 2 | .277 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Baltimore Orioles | 123 | 421 | 99 | 10 | 43 | 5 | .235 | – | – |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | 103 | 407 | 114 | 9 | 55 | 9 | .280 | – | – |
| 1984 | Baltimore Orioles | 25 | 91 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .231 | – | – |
| 1985 | Baltimore Orioles | 28 | 75 | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | .187 | – | – |