Hod Ford
1919–1933 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
1,447G
.263AVG
.316OBP
.337SLG
More career statistics
1,269H
16HR
494RBI
21SB
3Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 4,833 | 4,834 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 28 | 50 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,269 | 1,268 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 24 | 25 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 354 | 353 |
| Batting · Runs | 484 | 487 |
| Batting · RBI | 494 | 500 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,447 | 5,385 | 4,833 | 484 | 1,269 | 200 | 55 | 16 | 494 | 351 | 354 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 1,627 | .263 | .316 | .337 | .653 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1923-07-25 to 1923-08-05
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1922-06-16 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1930-05-05 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1922-07-27 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 727 | 2649 | 630 | 4 | 259 | 180 | 158 | .267 | .306 | .339 |
| Away | 720 | 2736 | 638 | 12 | 241 | 171 | 195 | .258 | .296 | .333 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 107 | 375 | 89 | 0 | 47 | 31 | 24 | .271 | .320 | .343 |
| May | 221 | 856 | 188 | 3 | 71 | 51 | 61 | .242 | .279 | .317 |
| June | 229 | 840 | 205 | 2 | 87 | 50 | 52 | .269 | .304 | .345 |
| July | 298 | 1117 | 266 | 5 | 115 | 88 | 64 | .272 | .317 | .359 |
| August | 298 | 1087 | 240 | 2 | 90 | 66 | 74 | .245 | .282 | .289 |
| September | 280 | 1053 | 268 | 4 | 86 | 63 | 73 | .281 | .314 | .370 |
| October | 14 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .222 | .246 | .296 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 216 | 790 | 173 | 5 | 68 | 45 | 51 | .240 | .276 | .317 |
| chicago-cubs | 213 | 768 | 172 | 2 | 65 | 57 | 55 | .251 | .298 | .322 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 211 | 781 | 190 | 1 | 78 | 48 | 55 | .270 | .305 | .344 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 202 | 753 | 163 | 0 | 59 | 48 | 54 | .241 | .280 | .295 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 191 | 690 | 176 | 4 | 63 | 47 | 45 | .283 | .323 | .377 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 173 | 689 | 182 | 4 | 82 | 44 | 38 | .297 | .328 | .382 |
| boston-braves | 131 | 502 | 120 | 0 | 53 | 42 | 23 | .270 | .323 | .329 |
| cincinnati-reds | 110 | 412 | 92 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 32 | .247 | .272 | .328 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 |  Boston Braves | 10 | 28 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .214 | – | – |
| 1920 | Boston Braves | 88 | 257 | 62 | 1 | 30 | 3 | .241 | – | – |
| 1921 | Boston Braves | 152 | 555 | 155 | 2 | 66 | 3 | .279 | – | – |
| 1922 | Boston Braves | 143 | 515 | 140 | 2 | 61 | 2 | .272 | – | – |
| 1923 | Boston Braves | 111 | 381 | 103 | 2 | 48 | 1 | .270 | – | – |
| 1924 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 145 | 530 | 144 | 3 | 53 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 1925 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 66 | 216 | 59 | 1 | 15 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1926 |  Cincinnati Reds | 57 | 197 | 55 | – | 18 | 1 | .279 | – | – |
| 1927 | Cincinnati Reds | 115 | 409 | 112 | 1 | 46 | – | .274 | – | – |
| 1928 | Cincinnati Reds | 149 | 505 | 122 | – | 55 | – | .242 | – | – |
| 1929 | Cincinnati Reds | 148 | 529 | 146 | 3 | 51 | 8 | .276 | – | – |
| 1930 | Cincinnati Reds | 132 | 424 | 97 | 1 | 34 | 2 | .229 | – | – |
| 1931 | Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 176 | 40 | – | 13 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1932 | Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 97 | 26 | – | 6 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1933 | Boston Braves | 5 | 15 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .067 | – | – |