3B John Balliet #30
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/23/1974
3B JOHN BALLIET #30 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
151 565 159 16 1 13 62 58 34 .281 .351 .382 0 3.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 65
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 80 80 80 80
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 50
Errors: - 50 55
Arm: 20 65 65
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: 25
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/22/1974 BOS Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 BOS Win, 5-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1974 BOS Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/19/1974 HOU Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1974 HOU Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 HOU Win, 11-1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
09/15/1974 @ TOR Win, 11-6 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/14/1974 @ TOR Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1974 @ TOR Loss, 2-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1974 @ BOS Win, 1-0 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Balliet is dedicated to his craft and is sharp as a tack. Balliet is highly-respected.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:06/26/1948
Born in:Kelso, WA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$165,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 27 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 9th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 151 565 159 16 1 13 62 57 58 34 .281 .351 .382 .733 .340 .101 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 142 638 7 1 0 27 0 8 216 30 0 0 0.0 73.1 4.48 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   215 57 7 0 3 21 21 21 17 2 0 2 .265 .333 .340 .673
Versus Right   350 102 9 1 10 41 36 37 17 6 0 5 .291 .362 .409 .770
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
April   74 23 4 0 2 16 9 8 5 1 0 0 .311 .373 .446 .819
May   112 28 4 0 3 8 12 7 6 0 0 2 .250 .306 .366 .672
June   103 40 3 0 4 15 18 16 5 2 0 1 .388 .467 .534 1.001
July   100 24 3 1 1 7 3 9 4 1 0 2 .240 .312 .320 .633
August   104 27 1 0 2 12 10 11 5 2 0 2 .260 .336 .327 .663
September   72 17 1 0 1 4 5 7 9 2 0 0 .236 .296 .292 .588
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Spring Training   59 16 2 0 1 8 7 5 4 0 0 3 .271 .358 .356 .714
Last Year   479 128 19 1 6 51 53 61 30 8 0 4 .267 .350 .349 .698
2 Years Ago   487 132 24 0 7 48 40 45 37 2 0 3 .271 .335 .363 .699
Career   1672 445 64 2 27 176 159 179 118 18 0 15 .266 .339 .355 .694
Home   266 70 7 1 6 30 29 32 12 2 0 3 .263 .347 .365 .711
Road   299 89 9 0 7 32 28 26 22 6 0 4 .298 .355 .398 .753
Grass   565 159 16 1 13 62 57 58 34 8 0 7 .281 .351 .382 .733
Day   355 101 12 1 8 42 38 34 24 3 0 5 .285 .353 .392 .744
Night   210 58 4 0 5 20 19 24 10 5 0 2 .276 .349 .367 .715
As Starter   559 157 15 1 13 60 56 57 33 7 0 7 .281 .351 .381 .732
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .375 .500 .875
Pinch Hitting   6 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .375 .500 .875
Close/Late   128 33 4 1 5 18 11 12 13 3 0 0 .258 .315 .422 .737
Inning 1-3   220 62 4 0 4 16 22 16 8 2 0 1 .282 .331 .355 .685
Inning 4-6   174 52 6 0 4 22 20 21 9 2 0 4 .299 .383 .402 .785
Inning 7-9   150 40 5 1 5 24 14 17 13 4 0 2 .267 .341 .413 .754
Extra Innings   21 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 .238 .360 .286 .646
0 Outs   196 44 4 0 3 8 23 22 17 2 0 4 .224 .312 .291 .603
1 Outs   204 63 7 0 6 30 22 23 8 6 0 2 .309 .374 .431 .806
2 Outs   165 52 5 1 4 24 12 13 9 0 0 1 .315 .369 .430 .799
Scoring Position   129 43 4 0 2 48 14 14 7 8 0 1 .333 .382 .411 .792
Bases Empty   318 82 10 0 9 9 33 32 19 0 0 2 .258 .330 .374 .704
Runner on 1st   118 34 2 1 2 5 10 12 8 0 0 4 .288 .373 .373 .746
Runner on 2nd   38 14 0 0 2 10 6 2 2 0 0 0 .368 .400 .526 .926
Runner on 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 6 1 1 2 2 0 0 .182 .214 .182 .396
Runner on 1st & 2nd   48 14 0 0 0 5 1 5 1 0 0 1 .292 .370 .292 .662
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 7 1 0 0 12 5 2 0 4 0 0 .500 .450 .571 1.021
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 2 0 0 7 1 3 1 0 0 0 .300 .462 .500 .962
Bases Loaded   8 3 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 2 0 0 .375 .364 .500 .864
Two Strikes   188 45 6 0 5 17 19 26 34 3 0 2 .239 .333 .351 .684
First Pitch   115 36 3 1 2 15 11 1 0 1 0 1 .313 .322 .409 .731
Count 0-1   62 19 0 0 2 7 5 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .317 .403 .721
Count 0-2   33 7 1 0 1 1 1 0 9 0 0 1 .212 .235 .333 .569
Count 1-0   72 23 2 0 1 6 5 0 0 1 0 1 .319 .324 .389 .713
Count 1-1   60 17 3 0 2 11 5 0 0 3 0 2 .283 .292 .433 .726
Count 1-2   67 16 2 0 3 11 6 0 12 2 0 0 .239 .232 .403 .635
Count 2-0   17 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .294 .588
Count 2-1   31 6 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .194 .226 .419
Count 2-2   45 12 3 0 1 4 4 0 7 1 0 1 .267 .277 .400 .677
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   20 8 1 0 1 4 4 9 0 0 0 0 .400 .586 .600 1.186
Full Count   43 10 0 0 0 1 8 26 6 0 0 0 .233 .522 .233 .754
Behind in Count   162 42 3 0 6 19 12 0 21 2 0 2 .259 .265 .389 .654
Ahead in Count   140 42 4 0 2 12 17 31 0 1 0 1 .300 .428 .371 .799
Batting Leadoff   80 14 1 0 1 4 5 7 7 2 0 0 .175 .236 .225 .461
Batting 2nd   298 86 7 1 9 36 32 31 11 4 0 4 .289 .359 .409 .768
Batting 3rd   80 21 3 0 1 10 5 12 10 1 0 1 .263 .362 .338 .699
Batting 4th   44 12 1 0 1 2 6 1 1 0 0 1 .273 .304 .364 .668
Batting 5th   57 24 3 0 1 8 8 6 4 0 0 1 .421 .484 .526 1.011
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   5 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .286 .400 .686
Low Leverage   217 63 6 0 7 15 20 22 11 1 0 0 .290 .354 .415 .769
Medium Leverage   226 52 5 1 2 17 24 24 13 2 0 6 .230 .318 .288 .605
High Leverage   121 43 4 0 4 30 13 12 10 5 0 1 .355 .403 .488 .890
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Baltimore - MLB 21 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -133 -0.1
1971 Baltimore - MLB 22 85 138 26 5 0 1 15 9 15 1 0 15 0 0 .188 .273 .246 .519 53 49 -0.5
1972 Baltimore - MLB 23 142 487 132 24 0 7 48 40 45 3 2 37 0 0 .271 .335 .363 .699 117 122 3.2
1973 Baltimore - MLB 24 140 479 128 19 1 6 51 53 61 4 8 30 0 0 .267 .350 .349 .698 99 102 1.6
1974 Baltimore - MLB 25 151 565 159 16 1 13 62 57 58 7 8 34 0 0 .281 .351 .382 .733 108 119 3.3
Total MLB 525 1672 445 64 2 27 176 159 179 15 18 118 0 0 .266 .339 .355 .694 103 109 7.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Total - 20 67 303 90 13 1 12 60 66 27 3 3 27 0 0 .297 .357 .465 .822 100 100 1.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Baltimore - MLB 3B 7 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 14.0 3.21 -0.4 .840
1971 Baltimore - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 0.0 .000
1971 Baltimore - MLB 2B 23 5 19 23 2 42 0 1.000 69.2 5.43 -0.8 .951
1971 Baltimore - MLB 3B 36 22 18 47 7 70 5 .929 209.2 2.79 -1.0 .987
1971 Baltimore - MLB SS 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.027
1972 Baltimore - MLB 2B 55 50 84 140 23 236 12 .949 415.0 4.86 -2.8 .948
1972 Baltimore - MLB 3B 97 82 62 199 14 277 16 .942 731.2 3.21 +3.9 1.024
1972 Baltimore - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Baltimore - MLB 2B 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 4.0 2.25 -0.4 .000
1973 Baltimore - MLB 3B 130 130 88 282 21 399 29 .927 1128.0 2.95 -1.7 .994
1973 Baltimore - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Baltimore - MLB 2B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.6 .000
1974 Baltimore - MLB 3B 142 142 104 360 15 492 28 .943 1282.0 3.26 +2.1 1.004
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 82 55 105 164 25 282 13 .954 491.2 4.92 -3.5 .943
TOTAL 3B 412 376 273 892 57 1244 79 .936 3365.1 3.12 +3.0 1.003
TOTAL SS 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.027
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 65th overall pick) by the San Diego Captains, out of college Columbia Basin
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
03/09/1970 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the San Diego Captains development complex.
07/20/1970 Was traded by the San Diego Captains to the Baltimore Lords, along with a 2nd round draft pick, a 3rd round draft pick, and a 5th round draft pick, in exchange for 3B Don Hughes.
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
03/08/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Baltimore Lords development complex.
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
03/06/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Baltimore Lords development complex.
08/29/1972 Goes 5-5 against the San Francisco Seagulls, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
05/25/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $648,000 with the Baltimore Lords organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
04/07/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Baltimore Lords development complex.
05/06/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
06/03/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1973 8 3
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