Player
Ford Smith
Player Info
- Full Name
- John Ford
- Born
-
January 19, 1919
Phoenix, AZ, USA - Died
- February 26, 1983
- Size
- 6'1" / 198 lbs
- B/T
- B / R
Teams
- Kansas City Monarchs 1941-1948
Honors
1 x All-Star
Career Batting
63
G
.236
AVG
37
H
1
HR
29
RBI
.611
OPS
81
OPS vs Lg
20% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
14-6
W-L
2.37
ERA
28
G
109
SO
2
SV
1.12
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Kansas City Monarchs | 4 | 2 | 2.43 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 55.1 | 41 | 13 |
| 1947 | Kansas City Monarchs | 6 | 3 | 2.14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 63.0 | 32 | 27 |
| 1946 | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 | 1 | 2.97 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 30.0 | 19 | 7 |
| 1941 | Kansas City Monarchs | 3 | 0 | 2.18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 33.0 | 17 | 6 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NAL | 55.7 | 6.63 | 2.10 | 1.114 | |
| 1947 | NAL | 63.0 | 4.57 | 3.86 | 1.175 | |
| 1946 | NAL | 30.3 | 5.64 | 2.08 | 1.088 | |
| 1941 | NAL | 33.0 | 4.64 | 1.64 | 1.030 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Kansas City Monarchs | 13 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .192 |
| 1947 | Kansas City Monarchs | 15 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .263 |
| 1946 | Kansas City Monarchs | 25 | 71 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .183 |
| 1941 | Kansas City Monarchs | 10 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .409 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NAL | 27 | .115 | .192 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44 | 0.0 | |
| 1947 | NAL | 44 | .079 | .250 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 93 | 2.1 | |
| 1946 | NAL | 79 | .070 | — | 8.9 | — | 55 | 0.0 | |
| 1941 | NAL | 22 | .136 | — | 0.0 | — | 188 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 28 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 4 | .937 |
| OF | 25 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .929 |
| 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .857 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Kansas City Monarchs | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .857 |
| 1948 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 8 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | .833 |
| 1947 | Kansas City Monarchs | OF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1947 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 9 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .955 |
| 1946 | Kansas City Monarchs | OF | 18 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .917 |
| 1946 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | Kansas City Monarchs | OF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 6 | 0-2 | 1 | 29.0 | 14 | 3.72 | ||
| 1948 | ALC | Kansas City Monarchs | 4 | 0-1 | 1 | 14.1 | 10 | 4.30 |
| 1946 | NWS | Kansas City Monarchs | 2 | 0-1 | 0 | 14.1 | 4 | 3.14 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 9 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .263 | ||
| 1948 | ALC | Kansas City Monarchs | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1946 | NWS | Kansas City Monarchs | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .308 |