3B John Balliet #30
Baltimore Lords MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/15/1973
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3B JOHN BALLIET #30 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
140 479 128 19 1 6 51 61 30 .267 .350 .349 0 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 65
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 80 80 75 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
09/23/1973 NYE Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1973 NYE Loss, 1-3 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/21/1973 NYE Loss, 5-6 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/20/1973 DET Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1973 DET Win, 10-8 3 0 2 3 0 1 0 0
09/18/1973 DET Loss, 4-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1973 DET Win, 8-7 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
09/16/1973 BOS Loss, 2-8 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/15/1973 BOS Win, 3-1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1973 BOS Win, 7-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Balliet never gives less than 100 percent and is very bright. His teammates have great respect for Balliet.
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:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 27 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$648,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1969, 9th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 140 479 128 19 1 6 51 53 61 30 .267 .350 .349 .698 .320 .081 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 552 4 4 0 22 0 8 167 26 0 0 0.0 57.9 4.11 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   116 24 3 0 0 9 15 16 12 2 0 0 .207 .299 .233 .531
Versus Right   363 104 16 1 6 42 38 45 18 6 0 4 .287 .366 .386 .752
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   83 17 3 0 1 9 7 7 7 1 0 1 .205 .272 .277 .549
May   74 16 2 1 1 5 14 12 8 1 0 0 .216 .322 .311 .633
June   75 23 3 0 0 7 11 13 1 2 0 1 .307 .407 .347 .753
July   84 27 4 0 1 6 8 7 3 1 0 0 .321 .370 .405 .774
August   88 21 4 0 0 8 5 17 7 1 0 1 .239 .364 .284 .649
September   75 24 3 0 3 16 8 5 4 2 0 1 .320 .361 .480 .841
Spring Training   69 24 3 0 3 6 14 8 7 1 0 2 .348 .425 .522 .947
Last Year   487 132 24 0 7 48 40 45 37 2 0 3 .271 .335 .363 .699
2 Years Ago   138 26 5 0 1 15 9 15 15 0 0 1 .188 .273 .246 .519
Career   1107 286 48 1 14 114 102 121 84 10 0 8 .258 .333 .341 .675
Home   235 73 14 1 4 29 31 25 11 3 0 2 .311 .377 .430 .807
Road   244 55 5 0 2 22 22 36 19 5 0 2 .225 .324 .270 .595
Grass   479 128 19 1 6 51 53 61 30 8 0 4 .267 .350 .349 .698
Day   269 70 8 1 3 25 29 34 17 3 0 0 .260 .340 .331 .671
Night   210 58 11 0 3 26 24 27 13 5 0 4 .276 .362 .371 .733
As Starter   468 124 18 1 5 48 50 59 30 8 0 4 .265 .347 .340 .687
As Reliever / Substitution   11 4 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 .364 .462 .727 1.189
Pinch Hitting   8 4 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.000 1.600
Close/Late   102 24 2 1 2 6 16 18 3 1 0 0 .235 .347 .333 .680
Inning 1-3   167 50 6 0 2 22 20 20 12 4 0 2 .299 .373 .371 .744
Inning 4-6   158 43 10 0 2 21 15 18 12 3 0 2 .272 .348 .373 .721
Inning 7-9   144 35 3 1 2 8 18 22 6 1 0 0 .243 .341 .319 .661
Extra Innings   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
0 Outs   140 41 5 0 2 6 23 18 10 0 0 3 .293 .385 .371 .757
1 Outs   159 39 6 1 2 28 19 22 9 8 0 1 .245 .326 .333 .660
2 Outs   180 48 8 0 2 17 11 21 11 0 0 0 .267 .343 .344 .688
Scoring Position   117 28 2 0 2 41 12 20 8 8 0 1 .239 .336 .308 .643
Bases Empty   246 69 12 1 3 3 30 24 18 0 0 2 .280 .349 .374 .723
Runner on 1st   116 31 5 0 1 7 11 17 4 0 0 1 .267 .366 .336 .702
Runner on 2nd   37 8 0 0 0 3 3 9 2 0 0 1 .216 .383 .216 .599
Runner on 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .200 .375 .575
Runner on 1st & 2nd   47 9 1 0 2 11 6 5 4 0 0 0 .191 .269 .340 .610
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 6 1 4 0 2 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .250 .364 .250 .614
Bases Loaded   11 5 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 .455 .357 .455 .812
Two Strikes   167 44 7 0 4 29 27 28 30 5 0 1 .263 .363 .377 .740
First Pitch   80 24 4 0 0 6 7 4 0 0 0 1 .300 .341 .350 .691
Count 0-1   38 9 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237 .275 .289 .564
Count 0-2   33 7 0 0 2 5 3 0 8 0 0 0 .212 .212 .394 .606
Count 1-0   61 14 3 0 1 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 .230 .226 .328 .554
Count 1-1   59 14 2 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .237 .233 .322 .555
Count 1-2   43 11 1 0 2 4 7 0 5 1 0 0 .256 .250 .419 .669
Count 2-0   20 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .300 .550
Count 2-1   34 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .229 .265 .493
Count 2-2   59 12 3 0 0 7 5 0 14 0 0 0 .203 .203 .254 .458
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   19 9 1 0 0 0 5 16 0 0 0 0 .474 .714 .526 1.241
Full Count   32 14 3 0 0 13 12 28 3 4 0 1 .438 .662 .531 1.193
Behind in Count   114 27 1 1 4 10 14 0 13 1 0 2 .237 .248 .368 .616
Ahead in Count   135 37 6 0 1 10 13 29 0 2 0 0 .274 .398 .341 .738
Batting 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   153 41 7 1 2 13 20 12 10 1 0 1 .268 .323 .366 .689
Batting 4th   221 65 9 0 2 23 17 33 10 3 0 3 .294 .388 .362 .750
Batting 5th   46 9 0 0 1 5 4 4 6 2 0 0 .196 .250 .261 .511
Batting 6th   25 3 1 0 0 3 4 5 4 1 0 0 .120 .258 .160 .418
Batting 7th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 8th   21 7 1 0 0 4 5 5 0 1 0 0 .333 .444 .381 .825
Batting 9th   8 3 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .875 1.319
Low Leverage   191 51 8 1 1 5 16 28 16 1 0 0 .267 .359 .335 .694
Medium Leverage   201 54 7 0 4 19 26 19 10 1 0 4 .269 .342 .363 .705
High Leverage   86 23 4 0 1 27 11 14 4 6 0 0 .267 .349 .349 .698
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 92 99 1.4
Total MLB 374 1107 286 48 1 14 114 102 121 8 10 84 0 0 .258 .333 .341 .675 98 102 3.9
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
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 80 55 104 163 25 280 13 .954 488.2 4.92 -4.1 .943
TOTAL 3B 270 234 169 532 42 752 51 .932 2083.1 3.03 +0.8 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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1973 8 3
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