Gary
Ford
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 205
 
Born: January 12, 1954 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 24 WAS JL     3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1979 25 MRQ JL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1980 26 MRQ JL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings     3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 27 MRQ JL $ 300,000 53 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
1982 28 MRQ JL $ 350,000 53 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14
1983 29 MRQ JL $ 350,000 53 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14
1984 30 MAD JL $ 350,000 53 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14
1985 31 MAD JL $ 350,000 48 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14
1986 32 OMA JL $ 960,000 48 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13
1987 33 CAL JL $ 1,750,000 48 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13
1988 34 CAL JL $ 1,750,000 48 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 48 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,750,000 53 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 24 WAS JL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 25 MRQ JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1980 26 MRQ JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 27 MRQ JL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
1982 28 MRQ JL $ 350,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
1983 29 MRQ JL $ 350,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
1984 30 MAD JL $ 350,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
1985 31 MAD JL $ 350,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
1986 32 OMA JL $ 960,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
1987 33 CAL JL $ 1,750,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
1988 34 CAL JL $ 1,750,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,750,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1978 24 AAA   2 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 11.3 14 1 0 4 10 0.79 .304 .360 .304 .664  
    AA   5 6 .455 14 14 0 0 0 87.0 74 36 9 27 73 3.72 .224 .282 .356 .639  
    A   3 1 .750 8 7 0 0 0 44.7 37 14 3 16 48 2.82 .220 .288 .310 .598  
1979 25 AUS FL 1 2 .333 8 2 0 0 0 23.7 24 9 1 4 21 3.42 .267 .295 .356 .650 1.1
    AAA   8 0 1.000 23 10 1 1 0 89.3 73 18 4 35 73 1.81 .225 .300 .302 .602  
1980 26 MRQ JL 4 15 .211 30 30 0 0 0 159.3 179 87 16 59 102 4.91 .286 .350 .414 .763 3.6
1981 27 MRQ JL 6 16 .273 34 34 0 0 0 185.7 203 100 29 58 121 4.85 .281 .340 .474 .814 5.7
1982 28 MRQ JL 2 8 .200 14 14 0 0 0 67.7 89 48 10 20 31 6.38 .316 .364 .528 .892 0.0
1983 29 MRQ JL 7 9 .438 74 3 0 0 1 86.3 100 61 13 40 39 6.36 .295 .372 .475 .847 0.1
1984 30 MAD JL 9 4 .692 79 0 0 0 0 101.7 127 54 15 37 61 4.78 .302 .362 .485 .847 4.0
1985 31 MAD JL 6 1 .857 85 0 0 0 1 112.7 123 48 9 45 57 3.83 .285 .352 .404 .756 8.3
1986 32 OMA JL 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 14.7 11 4 3 7 8 2.46 .208 .300 .396 .696 1.5
    AAA   1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 1 4.0 3 2 1 1 5 4.50 .214 .267 .500 .767  
1987 33 CAL JL 4 3 .571 61 0 0 0 1 75.7 88 60 14 35 47 7.14 .301 .375 .497 .872 0.3
1988 34 AAA   3 1 .750 7 6 0 0 0 37.7 30 14 3 17 40 3.35 .222 .309 .341 .650  
9 Years Sim 39 58 .402 393 83 0 0 3 827.3 944 471 110 305 487 5.12 .290 .353 .457 .810 24.6
4 Years AAA 14 1 .933 34 18 1 1 1 142.3 120 35 8 57 128 2.21 .231 .307 .317 .624  
1 Years AA 5 6 .455 14 14 0 0 0 87.0 74 36 9 27 73 3.72 .224 .282 .356 .639  
1 Years A 3 1 .750 8 7 0 0 0 44.7 37 14 3 16 48 2.82 .220 .288 .310 .598  
6 Years Minors 22 8 .733 56 39 1 1 1 274.0 231 85 20 100 249 2.79 .227 .296 .329 .625  
Season Average 4 6 .400 43 9 0 0 0 91.9 104 52 12 33 54 5.12 .290 .353 .457 .810  
Career Highs 9 16 .857 85 34 0 0 1 185.7 203 100 29 59 121 7.14 .316 .375 .528 .892  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   443 223 57 139 263   .275 .333 .444 .777
vs LH   501 248 53 166 224   .305 .368 .469 .837
Home 23 24 .489 194 39 0 0 1 416.0 431 209 44 143 257 4.52 .269 .329 .399 .728
Away 16 34 .320 199 44 0 0 2 411.3 513 262 66 162 230 5.73 .310 .372 .512 .884
Mar/Apr 7 8 .467 58 11 0 0 0 132.3 154 65 14 51 78 4.42 .295 .358 .446 .804
May 8 6 .571 53 8 0 0 1 96.0 100 50 9 31 61 4.69 .273 .330 .415 .745
June 9 8 .529 69 14 0 0 1 143.6 185 98 17 66 89 6.14 .320 .389 .472 .861
July 5 8 .385 70 17 0 0 0 151.0 151 75 22 42 92 4.47 .261 .311 .434 .744
August 6 16 .273 73 17 0 0 1 150.3 177 94 23 61 80 5.63 .297 .363 .472 .835
Sep/Oct 4 12 .250 70 16 0 0 0 154.0 177 89 25 54 87 5.20 .288 .345 .483 .828
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1979 25 AUS FL 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1980 26 MRQ JL 30 47 3 5 2 2 0 3 1 0 2 22 .106 .143 .234 .377 1.2 0.0
1981 27 MRQ JL 34 63 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 23 .048 .077 .048 .125 -3.3 0.0
1982 28 MRQ JL 14 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .045 .045 .045 .091 -1.3 0.0
1983 29 MRQ JL 74 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.9 0.0
1984 30 MAD JL 79 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1985 31 MAD JL 85 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1987 33 CAL JL 61 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
8 Years Sim 385 163 5 9 2 2 0 5 1 0 5 72 .055 .083 .092 .175 -6.5 0.0
162 Game Average 68 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 30 .055 .083 .092 .175 -2.7  
Career Highs 85 63 3 5 2 2 0 3 1 0 2 23 .106 .143 .234 .377 1.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   113 2 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 4 51 .035 .068 .053 .121 -6.4
vs LH   50 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 21 .100 .118 .180 .298 -0.5
Home 192 83 3 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 4 36 .048 .092 .084 .176 -3.5
Away 193 80 2 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 36 .063 .074 .100 .174 -3.4
RISP   47 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 20 .021 .061 .043 .104 -3.0
Close/Late   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
Mar/Apr 41 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.5
May 24 15 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 .133 .133 .333 .467 0.5
June 69 31 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 .000 .031 .000 .031 -2.6
July 62 34 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .088 .114 .118 .232 -0.9
August 60 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 .032 .091 .032 .123 -1.5
Sep/Oct 55 26 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 .115 .148 .192 .340 0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1979 25 AUS FL P 8 2 23.7 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.90    
1980 26 MRQ JL P 30 30 159.3 10 24 3 1 .919 1.92    
1981 27 MRQ JL P 34 34 185.7 12 29 4 1 .911 1.99    
1982 28 MRQ JL P 14 14 67.7 4 15 3 0 .864 2.53    
1983 29 MRQ JL P 74 3 86.3 5 15 0 1 1.000 2.09    
1984 30 MAD JL P 79 0 101.7 4 17 2 1 .913 1.86    
1985 31 MAD JL P 85 0 112.7 7 23 0 2 1.000 2.40    
1986 32 OMA JL P 8 0 14.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.23    
1987 33 CAL JL P 61 0 75.7 2 14 2 1 .889 1.90    
Career Totals   393 83 827.3 46 142 14 7 .931 2.05    
Career Highs   85 34 185.7 12 29 4 2 1.000 2.53    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1980-3-15
1981-3-16
Homeruns Allowed
1981-8-29
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 19th overall pick, by Washington in 1978
Traded from Washington to Austin on 2/3/1979 (Going to AUS: P G. Ford, P T. Hoffman. Going to WAS: SS J. Saddler, 1B J. Martinez)
Earned first career win on 6/21/1979
Traded from Austin to Marquette on 7/21/1979 (Going to AUS: SS H. Sobah, P D. Cantoni. Going to MRQ: SS S. Roosevelt, P G. Ford, LF L. Silverio, SS A. Maya, RF A. Sandoval)
Had first career hit (triple) on 5/3/1980, off Todd Terry (CHA)
Injured on 5/3/1980 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks