Dan Ford
1975–1985 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Minnesota Twins
1,153G
.270AVG
.324OBP
.427SLG
1,123H
121HR
566RBI
61SB
3Rare feats
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 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1983-07-20 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1978-04-26 | 1 in 6,468 player-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 | – | – |