Ben Ford

Position: Relief 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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1994	18	-1.1	Yankees	GULF	Rk	NYY	2	2	.500	2.38	3.44	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
1995	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--A	NYY	5	0	1.000	1.37	4.12	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
1995	19	-2.5	Greensboro	SALL	A	NYY	0	0		5.14	5.14	7	0	2	0	0	0	7.0	4	4	4	1	5	1	8	0	0	2	31	1.286	5.1	1.3	6.4	10.3	1.60
1995	19	-2.1	Oneonta	NYPL	A-	NYY	5	0	1.000	0.87	3.98	29	0	10	0	0	0	52.0	39	23	5	1	16	0	50	5	0	8	224	1.058	6.8	0.2	2.8	8.7	3.13
1996	20	-1.3	Greensboro	SALL	A	NYY	2	6	.250	4.26	5.25	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
1997	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	NYY	8	3	.727	3.15	4.05	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
1997	21	-2.9	Norwich	EL	AA	NYY	4	3	.571	4.22	5.91	28	0	14	0	0	1	42.2	35	28	20	1	19	1	38	3	0	4	183	1.266	7.4	0.2	4.0	8.0	2.00
1997	21	-1.5	Tampa	FLOR	A+	NYY	4	0	1.000	1.93	1.93	32	0	30	0	0	18	37.1	27	8	8	1	14	1	37	6	0	4	155	1.098	6.5	0.2	3.4	8.9	2.64
1998	22	-4.5	Tucson	PCL	AAA	ARI	2	5	.286	4.35	5.40	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
1998	22	-6.3	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	0	0		9.90	10.80	8	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	13	12	11	2	3	0	5	2	0	1	49	1.600	11.7	1.8	2.7	4.5	1.67
1999	23	-3.7	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	6	3	.667	4.73	5.37	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
2000	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	NYY	4	3	.571	4.69	5.02	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
2000	24	-2.5	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	3	0	1.000	3.07	3.07	20	2	5	0	0	0	44.0	37	15	15	3	24	0	41	4	0	8	194	1.386	7.6	0.6	4.9	8.4	1.71
2000	24	-3.0	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	1	3	.250	6.63	7.36	8	8	0	0	0	0	36.2	36	30	27	4	31	0	30	3	0	2	178	1.827	8.8	1.0	7.6	7.4	0.97
2000	24	-4.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	1	.000	9.00	9.00	4	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	14	11	11	1	7	0	5	3	0	0	52	1.909	11.5	0.8	5.7	4.1	0.71
2001	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	CHC	2	4	.333	4.73	5.29	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
2001	25	-1.9	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	2	3	.400	5.79	5.79	5	5	0	0	0	0	23.1	31	15	15	3	9	0	16	3	0	0	108	1.714	12.0	1.2	3.5	6.2	1.78
2001	25	5.5	Cubs	ARIZ	Rk	CHC	0	1	.000	2.00	4.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	9.0	10	4	2	0	2	0	9	1	0	0	41	1.333	10.0	0.0	2.0	9.0	4.50
2002	26	-0.9	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	6	11	.353	4.88	5.77	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
2003	27	0.2	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	MIL	5	4	.556	3.00	3.43	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
2004	28	1.1	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	MIL	2	2	.500	4.85	5.27	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
2004	28	-1.2	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	1	1	.500	6.38	6.38	19	0	5	0	0	0	24.0	25	17	17	4	10	0	13	2	0	0	107	1.458	9.4	1.5	3.8	4.9	1.30
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (3 seasons)					Majors		1	2	.333	7.80	8.00	31	2	7	0	0	0	45.0	52	40	39	7	20	0	23	7	0	1	208	1.600	10.4	1.4	4.0	4.6	1.15
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		44	43	.506	3.97	4.86	384	51	181	1	0	50	775.2	747	419	342	50	345	18	639	75	1	73	3438	1.408	8.7	0.6	4.0	7.4	1.85
All Levels (11 Seasons)							45	45	.500	4.18	5.03	415	53	188	1	0	50	820.2	799	459	381	57	365	18	662	82	1	74	3646	1.418	8.8	0.6	4.0	7.3	1.81

AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		27	31	.466	4.49	5.12	224	48	98	1	0	26	511.1	530	291	255	43	248	9	382	43	1	43	2302	1.522	9.3	0.8	4.4	6.7	1.54
AA (1 season)					Minors		4	3	.571	4.22	5.91	28	0	14	0	0	1	42.2	35	28	20	1	19	1	38	3	0	4	183	1.266	7.4	0.2	4.0	8.0	2.00
A+ (1 season)					Minors		4	0	1.000	1.93	1.93	32	0	30	0	0	18	37.1	27	8	8	1	14	1	37	6	0	4	155	1.098	6.5	0.2	3.4	8.9	2.64
A (2 seasons)					Minors		2	6	.250	4.33	5.24	50	0	18	0	0	2	89.1	79	52	43	4	38	7	92	11	0	11	390	1.310	8.0	0.4	3.8	9.3	2.42
A- (1 season)					Minors		5	0	1.000	0.87	3.98	29	0	10	0	0	0	52.0	39	23	5	1	16	0	50	5	0	8	224	1.058	6.8	0.2	2.8	8.7	3.13
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		2	3	.400	2.30	3.56	21	3	11	0	0	3	43.0	37	17	11	0	10	0	40	7	0	3	184	1.093	7.7	0.0	2.1	8.4	4.00