First name: Dan
Last name: Ford
Birthdate: 1952-05-19
Bats: R Throws: R
RetroID: fordd001
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | MIN | 5.9 | 1.3 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 9 |
| 1976 | MIN | 7.1 | 1.1 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 15 |
| 1977 | MIN | 6.2 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 9 |
| 1978 | MIN | 8.1 | 1.8 | 9.8 | -0.2 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 1979 | CAL | 7.8 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 16 |
| 1980 | CAL | 3.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 1981 | CAL | 5.2 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 9 |
| 1982 | BAL | 5.6 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 8 |
| 1983 | BAL | 5.6 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 11 |
| 1984 | BAL | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1985 | BAL | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 1.4 | -1 |
| Career | 56.9 | 9.0 | 66.0 | 9.4 | 28.9 | 37.1 | 85 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | MIN | 478 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 9.8 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -3 |
| 1976 | MIN | 571 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -7 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9.6 | 1.7 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1977 | MIN | 510 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -9 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10.5 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -2 |
| 1978 | MIN | 654 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -23 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 9.1 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -2.2 | -10 |
| 1979 | CAL | 628 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10.4 | 1.5 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 13 |
| 1980 | CAL | 249 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -9 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -13 | 9.9 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.6 | -7 |
| 1981 | CAL | 409 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3 |
| 1982 | BAL | 453 | -14 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 18 |
| 1983 | BAL | 448 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9.6 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4 |
| 1984 | BAL | 100 | -4 | -4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 9.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 4 |
| 1985 | BAL | 82 | -6 | -6 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -8 | 10.3 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 0 |
| Career | 4,582 | 39 | 39 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | -45 | -34 | -3 | 0 | -2 | - | -0.4 | -3.7 | 0.0 | -4.1 | 21 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | MIN | CF | 2921 | 359 | -9.0 | -8 | -7 | -39 | 132 | -5 | -12 |
| 1975 | MIN | RF | 14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | MIN | RF | 2483 | 403 | -8.0 | -7 | -6 | -14 | 205 | -1 | -7 |
| 1977 | MIN | LF | 31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | MIN | CF | 32 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | MIN | RF | 2123 | 333 | -15.0 | -13 | -11 | -27 | 140 | 2 | -9 |
| 1978 | MIN | CF | 4191 | 544 | -23.0 | -20 | -17 | -55 | 218 | -5 | -22 |
| 1978 | MIN | RF | 59 | 6 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 1979 | CAL | CF | 673 | 98 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 52 | -3 | 0 |
| 1979 | CAL | RF | 2068 | 376 | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 151 | -2 | 4 |
| 1980 | CAL | RF | 764 | 123 | -6.0 | -6 | -5 | -4 | 50 | -4 | -9 |
| 1981 | CAL | LF | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CAL | RF | 1808 | 279 | -1.0 | -2 | -2 | -9 | 105 | 0 | -2 |
| 1982 | BAL | RF | 2008 | 363 | 16.0 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 147 | 1 | 12 |
| 1983 | BAL | RF | 1828 | 325 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 141 | -2 | -2 |
| 1984 | BAL | RF | 263 | 48 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| LF | 36 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CF | 7817 | 1005 | -29.0 | -25 | -21 | -91 | 402 | -13 | -34 | ||
| RF | 13418 | 2259 | -1.0 | -6 | -5 | 6 | 951 | -6 | -11 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | CAL | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1983 | BAL | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | CAL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1 |
| 1983 | BAL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - 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. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher 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 Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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