Ben Ford
Benjamin Cooper Ford
Born: August 15, 1975
Cedar Rapids, IA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 20 (1994 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
School: Indian Hills CC
Career: 1994-2004
Major League Statistics
Ben Ford compiled a career record of 44 wins and 43 losses, with 50 saves, and a 3.97 ERA in his 384-game pitching career with the Yankees, Oneonta Yankees, Greensboro Bats, Tampa Yankees, Norwich Navigators, Tucson Sidewinders, Columbus Clippers, Iowa Cubs, Cubs and Indianapolis Indians. He began playing during the 1994 season and last took the field during the 2004 campaign.
 Yankees |
 Oneonta Yankees |
 Greensboro Bats |
 Tampa Yankees |
 Norwich Navigators |
 Tucson Sidewinders |
 Columbus Clippers |
 Iowa Cubs |
 Cubs |
 Indianapolis Indians |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R | GULF | Yankees | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.38 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34.0 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 143 |
| 1995 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Bats | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | |
| 1995 | Short Season A | NYPL | Oneonta Yankees | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.87 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 224 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Bats | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.26 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82.3 | 75 | 48 | 39 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 359 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.93 | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 37.3 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 155 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.22 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42.7 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 183 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.35 | 48 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 68.3 | 68 | 41 | 33 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 313 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 4.73 | 53 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70.3 | 69 | 42 | 37 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 318 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.63 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 178 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.07 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 194 |
| 2001 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.79 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 6 | 11 | .353 | 4.88 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 | 157 | 91 | 77 | 13 | 73 | 1 | 84 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 650 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.00 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 84.0 | 80 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 342 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.85 | 32 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 42.7 | 52 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 199 |
| Totals | 44 | 43 | .506 | 3.97 | 384 | 51 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 775.7 | 747 | 419 | 342 | 50 | 345 | 18 | 639 | 75 | 1 | 73 | 3438 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 32 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .150 | .190 | .200 | .390 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 151 | 51 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .081 | .171 | .108 | .279 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R | GULF | Yankees | P | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .389 |
| 1995 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Bats | P | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 1995 | Short Season A | NYPL | Oneonta Yankees | P | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .545 | .207 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Bats | P | 43 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | .850 | .395 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | P | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .312 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | P | 28 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .600 | .214 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | P | 48 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .857 | .250 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 53 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .941 | .302 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .875 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .650 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2001 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 32 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 2 | .932 | 1.281 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .867 | .500 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .875 | .219 |
| Totals | 384 | 50 | 114 | 21 | 11 | .886 | .427 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1995 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Oneonta Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1995 | A | South Atlantic League | Greensboro Bats | NYA | ||
| 1996 | A | South Atlantic League | Greensboro Bats | NYA | ||
| 1997 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1997 | AA | Eastern League | Norwich Navigators | NYA | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Sidewinders | ARI | ||
| 1999 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 2001 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2001 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | August 10, 2001 | September 1, 2001 |
| 2002 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 4, 2002 | September 1, 2002 |
| 2003 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | MIL | ||
| 2004 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | MIL | June 17, 2004 | September 4, 2004 |
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