Ben Ford

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-7, 200lb (201cm, 90kg)

Born: August 15, 1975 in Cedar Rapids, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 20th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA).

High School: Washington HS (Cedar Rapids, IA)

School: Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA)

Debut: August 20, 1998 (Age 23-005d, 17,323rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 1.2 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 26, 2004 (Age 29-042d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Full Name: Benjamin Cooper Ford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

ERA

7.80

45.0

WHIP

1.600

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1994	18	NYY-min	Rk	2	2	.500	2.38	18	0	11	0	0	3	34.0	27	13	9	0	8	0	31	6	0	3	143			1.029	7.1	0.0	2.1	8.2	3.88	YNK GULF
1995	19	NYY-min	A-,A	5	0	1.000	1.37	36	0	12	0	0	0	59.0	43	27	9	2	21	1	58	5	0	10	255			1.085	6.6	0.3	3.2	8.8	2.76	ONE,GBO NYPL,SALL
1996	20	NYY-min	A	2	6	.250	4.26	43	0	16	0	0	2	82.1	75	48	39	3	33	6	84	11	0	9	359			1.312	8.2	0.3	3.6	9.2	2.55	GBO SALL
1997	21	NYY-min	AA,A+	8	3	.727	3.15	60	0	44	0	0	19	80.0	62	36	28	2	33	2	75	9	0	8	338			1.188	7.0	0.2	3.7	8.4	2.27	NCH,TAM EL,FLOR
1998	22	ARI-min	AAA	2	5	.286	4.35	48	0	36	0	0	13	68.1	68	41	33	6	33	5	63	2	1	7	313			1.478	9.0	0.8	4.3	8.3	1.91	TUC PCL
1998	22	ARI	NL	0	0		9.90	8	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	13	12	11	2	3	0	5	2	0	1	49	44	6.24	1.600	11.7	1.8	2.7	4.5	1.67

1999	23	NYY-min	AAA	6	3	.667	4.73	53	0	23	0	0	3	70.1	69	42	37	4	39	1	40	9	0	11	318			1.536	8.8	0.5	5.0	5.1	1.03	CLB IL
2000	24	NYY-CHC-min	AAA	4	3	.571	4.69	28	10	5	0	0	0	80.2	73	45	42	7	55	0	71	7	0	10	372			1.587	8.1	0.8	6.1	7.9	1.29	CLB,IWA IL,PCL
2000	24	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	9.00	4	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	14	11	11	1	7	0	5	3	0	0	52	55	6.13	1.909	11.5	0.8	5.7	4.1	0.71

2001	25	CHC-min	AAA,Rk	2	4	.333	4.73	8	8	0	0	0	0	32.1	41	19	17	3	11	0	25	4	0	0	149			1.608	11.4	0.8	3.1	7.0	2.27	IWA,CBZ PCL,ARIZ
2002	26	CHC-min	AAA	6	11	.353	4.88	32	23	1	0	0	0	142.0	157	91	77	13	73	1	84	15	0	12	650			1.620	10.0	0.8	4.6	5.3	1.15	IWA PCL
2003	27	MIL-min	AAA	5	4	.556	3.00	26	9	10	1	0	1	84.0	80	32	28	8	18	0	72	6	0	0	342			1.167	8.6	0.9	1.9	7.7	4.00	INA IL
2004	28	MIL-min	AAA	2	2	.500	4.85	32	1	23	0	0	9	42.2	52	25	23	2	21	2	36	1	0	3	199			1.711	11.0	0.4	4.4	7.6	1.71	INA IL
2004	28	MIL	NL	1	1	.500	6.38	19	0	5	0	0	0	24.0	25	17	17	4	10	0	13	2	0	0	107	69	5.63	1.458	9.4	1.5	3.8	4.9	1.30
3 Yrs				1	2	.333	7.80	31	2	7	0	0	0	45.0	52	40	39	7	20	0	23	7	0	1	208	58	5.89	1.600	10.4	1.4	4.0	4.6	1.15
162 Game Avg.				2	4	.333	7.80	64	4	14	0	0	0	93	107	82	80	14	41	0	47	14	0	2	429	58	5.89	1.600	10.4	1.4	4.0	4.6	1.15

ARI (1 yr)				0	0		9.90	8	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	13	12	11	2	3	0	5	2	0	1	49	44	6.24	1.600	11.7	1.8	2.7	4.5	1.67
NYY (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.00	4	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	14	11	11	1	7	0	5	3	0	0	52	55	6.13	1.909	11.5	0.8	5.7	4.1	0.71
MIL (1 yr)				1	1	.500	6.38	19	0	5	0	0	0	24.0	25	17	17	4	10	0	13	2	0	0	107	69	5.63	1.458	9.4	1.5	3.8	4.9	1.30

NL (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	7.41	27	0	7	0	0	0	34.0	38	29	28	6	13	0	18	4	0	1	156	59	5.81	1.500	10.1	1.6	3.4	4.8	1.38
AL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.00	4	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	14	11	11	1	7	0	5	3	0	0	52	55	6.13	1.909	11.5	0.8	5.7	4.1	0.71

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