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Edward Charles Ford

First name: Whitey

Last name: Ford

Birthdate: 1928-10-21

Bats: L   Throws: L

MLBAM ID: 114299

Retro ID: fordw101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1950NYA0.50.00.50.10.30.31
1953NYA1.00.01.00.91.2-0.24
1954NYA1.00.01.00.40.70.32
1955NYA1.20.01.20.50.80.42
1956NYA1.10.01.10.30.70.52
1957NYA0.60.00.60.00.20.41
1958NYA1.00.01.00.40.70.32
1959NYA1.00.01.00.81.1-0.13
1960NYA0.80.00.80.40.60.22
1961NYA1.40.01.40.71.10.33
1962NYA1.20.01.2-0.10.30.91
1963NYA1.30.01.30.20.60.82
1964NYA1.10.01.10.40.70.32
1965NYA1.20.01.20.61.00.23
1966NYA0.20.00.2-0.1-0.10.30
1967NYA0.20.00.20.10.20.01
Career14.80.014.85.610.14.931

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1950NYA44-4-41-1000004010.60.00.00.00.00
1953NYA85-2-21-101000879.60.70.00.00.70
1954NYA78-7-72-100000829.50.20.00.00.20
1955NYA100-9-900000001129.40.20.00.00.20
1956NYA92-6-6-100-10009110.10.10.00.00.10
1957NYA50-6-600000005-19.0-0.10.00.0-0.10
1958NYA84-6-6-1100000829.30.20.00.00.20
1959NYA80000-200000869.30.60.00.00.60
1960NYA66-5-50000000729.50.20.00.00.20
1961NYA114-10-91-1000001349.50.40.00.00.40
1962NYA99-13-130-20000012-39.8-0.30.00.0-0.30
1963NYA103-11-11-100000011-18.7-0.10.00.0-0.10
1964NYA85-8-800000001028.80.20.00.00.20
1965NYA93-8-8-10100001138.50.40.00.00.40
1966NYA19-4-400000002-28.6-0.20.00.0-0.20
1967NYA15-2-21000000218.10.10.00.00.10
Career1,207-101-1002-71000012925-2.60.00.02.60

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1950 NYA AL 20 4.9 112.0 39 58 5 5.60 9.3 0.12 -0.09 14 0.94 14 1.5 3.9 0.9 2.5 12
1953 NYA AL 32 9.1 207.0 77 95 5 6.47 8.8 0.07 -0.09 12 0.98 12 1.4 6.0 3.2 3.3 18
1954 NYA AL 34 9.6 210.7 72 93 4 6.20 8.4 0.10 -0.09 17 1.05 17 2.0 6.8 2.8 4.0 20
1955 NYA AL 39 11.4 253.7 83 115 14 6.51 8.6 0.09 -0.09 18 1.03 18 2.1 7.8 3.6 4.5 23
1956 NYA AL 31 9.8 225.7 70 111 4 7.28 8.6 0.03 -0.09 36 1.00 36 4.2 9.1 0.7 6.2 27
1957 NYA AL 24 5.8 129.3 46 58 1 5.39 8.6 0.06 -0.09 11 1.13 12 1.4 4.3 1.5 2.6 13
1958 NYA AL 30 10.0 219.3 62 93 6 7.31 8.0 0.08 -0.09 25 1.01 25 3.1 8.1 1.9 5.2 24
1959 NYA AL 35 9.1 204.0 82 92 -1 5.83 8.7 0.10 -0.09 11 1.04 11 1.3 5.9 3.3 3.2 18
1960 NYA AL 33 8.5 192.7 75 89 5 5.84 8.9 0.12 -0.09 9 1.01 9 1.0 5.2 3.2 2.7 16
1961 NYA AL 39 12.5 283.0 107 132 5 7.26 8.8 0.10 -0.09 21 1.00 21 2.4 8.6 3.8 4.9 26
1962 NYA AL 38 11.2 257.7 90 119 1 6.78 8.5 0.12 -0.09 30 1.00 30 3.5 9.1 2.1 5.8 27
1963 NYA AL 38 12.0 269.3 94 119 4 7.09 8.4 0.08 -0.09 21 1.00 21 2.5 8.5 3.5 5.0 26
1964 NYA AL 39 10.4 244.7 66 108 2 6.27 8.0 0.11 -0.09 41 1.01 41 5.1 10.3 0.1 7.2 31
1965 NYA AL 37 11.0 244.3 97 105 -5 6.60 8.4 0.07 -0.09 13 1.01 13 1.5 7.0 4.0 3.8 21
1966 NYA AL 22 3.5 73.0 33 29 -3 3.32 8.2 -0.13 -0.09 -2 1.15 -2 -0.2 1.6 2.0 0.6 5
1967 NYA AL 7 1.9 44.0 11 16 0 6.29 7.2 0.10 -0.09 6 1.00 6 0.8 1.8 0.2 1.2 5
Career 498 140.7 3170.4 1104 1432 47 283 284 33.6 104 36.8 62.7 312

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1950 NYA 23 1.0 1
1953 NYA 42 0.0 0
1954 NYA 45 1.0 1
1955 NYA 47 3.0 3
1956 NYA 58 5.0 5
1957 NYA 36 1.0 1
1958 NYA 54 0.0 0
1959 NYA 59 3.0 3
1960 NYA 43 1.0 1
1961 NYA 58 0.0 0
1962 NYA 74 3.0 3
1963 NYA 47 -1.0 -1
1964 NYA 62 2.0 2
1965 NYA 62 3.0 3
1966 NYA 30 1.0 1
1967 NYA 18 2.0 2
758 25.0 25

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1950NYA0.00.00.0-0.2-0.20.2-1
1953NYA0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1955NYA0.10.00.10.10.20.00
1956NYA0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1957NYA0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1958NYA0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1960NYA0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1961NYA0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1962NYA0.10.00.10.00.10.10
1963NYA0.00.00.0-0.2-0.20.2-1
1964NYA0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career0.60.00.6-0.5-0.30.7-2

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1950NYA3-1-100000000-15.4-0.20.00.0-0.20
1953NYA3000-1000000-110.4-0.10.00.0-0.10
1955NYA7-1-10000000219.00.10.00.00.10
1956NYA4-1-100000000-19.1-0.10.00.0-0.10
1957NYA5-1-10000000107.90.00.00.00.00
1958NYA6000000000008.60.00.00.00.00
1960NYA9-1-100000001011.60.00.00.00.00
1961NYA6-1-10000000108.90.00.00.00.00
1962NYA8-1-10000000107.10.00.00.00.00
1963NYA3-1-100000000-15.4-0.20.00.0-0.20
1964NYA3110-100000009.90.00.00.00.00
Career57-7-70-2000006-3--0.50.00.0-0.50

Postseason Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1950 NYA MLB 1 0.4 8.7 2 4 0 8.70 7.7 0.09 0.00 3 1.00 3 0.4 0.6 -0.2 0.5 2
1953 NYA MLB 2 0.4 8.0 4 5 -1 4.00 10.4 -0.01 0.00 1 1.00 1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 1
1955 NYA MLB 2 0.8 17.0 6 10 1 8.50 9.6 0.11 0.00 3 1.00 3 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.5 2
1956 NYA MLB 2 0.6 12.0 8 6 0 6.00 10.2 0.08 0.00 -2 1.00 -2 -0.2 0.1 0.5 0.0 0
1957 NYA MLB 2 0.7 16.0 2 9 1 8.00 8.0 0.05 0.00 6 1.00 6 0.8 1.1 -0.5 0.9 3
1958 NYA MLB 3 0.6 15.3 8 7 -2 5.10 8.8 0.10 0.00 2 1.00 2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 2
1960 NYA MLB 2 0.9 18.0 0 9 2 9.00 6.9 0.08 0.00 8 1.00 8 1.2 1.6 -0.8 1.4 5
1961 NYA MLB 2 0.6 14.0 0 7 2 7.00 7.5 0.09 0.00 5 1.00 5 0.7 1.0 -0.4 0.9 3
1962 NYA MLB 3 0.9 19.7 9 11 -1 6.57 9.8 0.12 0.00 4 1.00 4 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.7 3
1963 NYA MLB 2 0.6 12.0 7 5 0 6.00 9.3 0.06 0.00 -2 1.00 -2 -0.2 0.1 0.5 0.0 0
1964 NYA MLB 1 0.2 5.3 5 3 0 5.30 11.7 0.09 0.00 -2 1.00 -2 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.2 0
Career 22 6.7 146 51 76 2 26 26 3.5 6.8 -0.2 5.3 21

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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