Pirates sign Darren Ford to minor-league deal
I missed this last night, but Bill Brink just retweeted a note that the Pirates have signed outfielder Darren Ford to a minor-league contract. Ford's claim to fame probably is having been traded...
- Born: 1971/11/30
- Age: 40
- Height: 5-8
- Weight: 205
- Bats/Throws: B / R
- Seasons: 14
- Place of birth: Charlotte, NC
- Drafted by: the Chicago White Sox in 1990 (5th round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35 | 116 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 23 | 9 | .267 | .368 | .345 | |
| 1991 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .304 | .385 | .348 | |
| 1992 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .538 | .625 | .692 | |
| 1993 | 137 | 528 | 83 | 143 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 42 | 100 | 39 | 25 | .271 | .338 | .367 | |
| 1994 | 133 | 527 | 89 | 156 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 46 | 91 | 34 | 11 | .296 | .363 | .495 | |
| 1995 | White Sox | 125 | 471 | 68 | 121 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 83 | 18 | 5 | .257 | .309 | .384 |
| 1996 | White Sox | 156 | 557 | 79 | 153 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 65 | 58 | 95 | 30 | 4 | .275 | .350 | .406 |
| 1997 | White Sox | 155 | 634 | 106 | 172 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 61 | 96 | 33 | 16 | .271 | .337 | .382 |
| 1998 | White Sox | 158 | 635 | 126 | 181 | 35 | 8 | 19 | 67 | 73 | 105 | 36 | 9 | .285 | .363 | .455 |
| 1999 | White Sox | 153 | 612 | 109 | 181 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 73 | 105 | 34 | 11 | .296 | .373 | .435 |
| 2000 | White Sox | 151 | 614 | 121 | 172 | 35 | 9 | 17 | 75 | 75 | 105 | 25 | 13 | .280 | .361 | .450 |
| 2001 | White Sox | 152 | 611 | 104 | 163 | 42 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 64 | 110 | 23 | 10 | .267 | .337 | .466 |
| 2002 | Athletics | 54 | 219 | 43 | 60 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 6 | 2 | .274 | .350 | .457 |
| 2002 | White Sox | 96 | 345 | 71 | 103 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 49 | 59 | 20 | 5 | .299 | .390 | .446 |
| 2002 | 150 | 564 | 114 | 163 | 34 | 6 | 15 | 70 | 73 | 93 | 26 | 7 | .289 | .374 | .450 | |
| 2003 | Giants | 110 | 410 | 61 | 117 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 50 | 82 | 7 | 7 | .285 | .366 | .441 |
| 2004 | Giants | 120 | 471 | 95 | 133 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 57 | 60 | 10 | 4 | .282 | .364 | .484 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | |
| 2005 | Giants | 142 | 497 | 67 | 144 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 62 | 48 | 59 | 6 | 3 | .290 | .356 | .429 |
| 2006 | Giants | 137 | 498 | 79 | 146 | 30 | 7 | 26 | 93 | 51 | 61 | 7 | 2 | .293 | .360 | .538 |
| 2007 | Giants | 138 | 464 | 56 | 101 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 53 | 75 | 10 | 2 | .218 | .295 | .343 |
| 2008 | Brewers | 41 | 107 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .280 | .369 | .477 |
| 2008 | Giants | 87 | 263 | 43 | 77 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 6 | 2 | .293 | .385 | .414 |
| 2008 | 128 | 370 | 64 | 107 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 53 | 72 | 8 | 4 | .289 | .380 | .432 | |
| Career Total | 1975 | 7408 | 1249 | 2054 | 440 | 79 | 192 | 875 | 820 | 1201 | 273 | 97 | .277 | .352 | .436 | |
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