What years did Russ Ford play?

Russ Ford played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1915.

Was Russ Ford a pitcher?

Yes. Russ Ford pitched in the major leagues, recording 99 wins and 710 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Russ Ford hit?

Russ Ford hit 1 career home runs with 106 hits.

Russ Ford

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1915)

W–L 99–71

ERA 2.59

WHIP 1.15

SO 710

Pitcher PIV 9912.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 4/25/1883 in Brandon, MB, CAN
Died: 1/24/1960 in Rockingham, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1909-04-28
Last Game: 1915-08-16

Full name: Russell William Ford

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
99	71	199	170	126	15	9	1487.3	1,340	428	44	376	710	2.59	9912.1

Career ERA 2.59 vs. league average 2.98 across their career seasons — 13.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1909	NYA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	4	3	4	2	9.00	—	0.0
1910	NYA	AL	26	6	36	33	29	8	1	299.7	194	55	70	209	1.65	2.79 (+41%)	7039.3
1911	NYA	AL	22	11	37	33	26	1	0	281.3	251	71	76	158	2.27	3.37 (+33%)	5282.5
1912	NYA	AL	13	21	36	35	30	0	0	291.7	317	115	79	112	3.55	3.36 (-6%)	-345.2
1913	NYA	AL	12	18	33	28	15	1	2	237.0	244	70	58	72	2.66	3.07 (+13%)	-1157.2
1914	BUF	FL	21	6	35	26	19	5	6	247.3	190	50	41	123	1.82	2.93 (+38%)	1967.2
1915	BUF	FL	5	9	21	15	7	0	0	127.3	140	64	48	34	4.52	2.90 (-56%)	-2874.4
Career · 7 seasons			99	71	199	170	126	15	9	1,487.1	1,340	428	376	710	2.59	—	9,912

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
204	506	55	106	17	8	1	37	14	34	161	.209	.262	.281	.543	-1,564

Career AVG .209 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 18.2% below league average.

Career OBP .262 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 18.9% below league average.

Career SLG .281 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 17.1% below league average.

Career OPS .543 vs. league average .662 across their career seasons — 18.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1909	NYA	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1910	NYA	AL	36	96	8	20	1	5	0	7	1	9	33	.208	.249 (-17%)	.317 (-11%)	.326 (-1%)	.644 (-6%)	-111.0
1911	NYA	AL	37	102	10	20	2	1	0	8	2	3	31	.196	.266 (-26%)	.336 (-35%)	.356 (-34%)	.693 (-34%)	-561.4
1912	NYA	AL	40	112	15	32	8	0	1	8	2	6	31	.286	.268 (+6%)	.335 (-4%)	.358 (+7%)	.694 (+2%)	4.0
1913	NYA	AL	33	74	5	12	1	1	0	3	5	7	29	.162	.259 (-38%)	.325 (-25%)	.345 (-41%)	.670 (-33%)	-363.9
1914	BUF	FL	35	78	10	10	1	0	0	7	3	8	28	.128	.255 (-50%)	.322 (-35%)	.339 (-58%)	.661 (-47%)	-531.7
1915	BUF	FL	22	43	7	12	4	1	0	4	1	1	9	.279	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			204	506	55	106	17	8	1	37	14	34	161	.209	—	—	—	—	-1,564

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	108	245	24	46	1	17	.188
Away	96	263	30	61	0	19	.232

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	108	803.1	762	249	210	411	2.79
Away	91	686.0	582	177	165	308	2.32

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1915-08-16	BUF	KCF	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1915-08-07	BUF	PTF	L	4	2	2	2	0	1	0	1
1915-08-01	BUF	SLF	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1915-07-12	BUF	BRF	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1915-07-05	BUF	BLF	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1915-06-29	BUF	SLF	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1915-06-25	BUF	PTF	L	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
1915-06-19	BUF	KCF	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1915-06-16	BUF	CHF	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1915-06-13	BUF	NEW	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1915-08-16	BUF	KCF	L	9.0	6	5	5	4	3	0
1915-08-07	BUF	PTF	—	7.0	16	8	8	2	1	1
1915-08-01	BUF	SLF	—	7.0	6	1	1	3	1	0
1915-07-12	BUF	BRF	L	4.1	9	6	6	1	1	0
1915-07-05	BUF	BLF	—	2.1	6	5	5	0	0	0
1915-06-29	BUF	SLF	W	9.0	9	4	4	5	1	0
1915-06-25	BUF	PTF	L	8.0	10	6	6	5	2	1
1915-06-19	BUF	KCF	L	9.0	5	2	2	1	2	0
1915-06-16	BUF	CHF	L	9.0	7	3	3	3	2	1
1915-06-13	BUF	NEW	—	1.0	2	3	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	2	0	2	8	2	0
OF	2	0	3	1	0	0
P	199	33	59	403	27	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1909	NYA	P	1	0	1	2	1	1
1910	NYA	P	36	33	7	75	7	4
1911	NYA	P	37	0	16	70	5	0
1912	NYA	2B	2	0	2	8	2	0
1912	NYA	OF	2	0	3	1	0	0
1912	NYA	P	36	0	13	88	5	6
1913	NYA	P	33	0	11	56	8	1
1914	BUF	P	35	0	9	72	1	2
1915	BUF	P	21	0	2	40	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	199
Second Base	2
Left Field	2

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1911	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	3.0	64	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Russ Ford

What years did Russ Ford play?: Russ Ford played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1915.
Was Russ Ford a pitcher?: Yes. Russ Ford pitched in the major leagues, recording 99 wins and 710 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Russ Ford hit?: Russ Ford hit 1 career home runs with 106 hits.