3B John Balliet #30
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
11/10/1975
3B JOHN BALLIET #30 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
155 566 155 30 2 9 72 61 29 .274 .344 .382 0 3.4
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 45
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: 45
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
09/27/1975 HOU Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1975 HOU Loss, 3-11 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1975 @ TOR Loss, 4-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 @ TOR Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/1975 @ TOR Loss, 5-6 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/21/1975 @ BOS Win, 8-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 @ BOS Win, 7-2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/1975 @ BOS Win, 9-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 @ HOU Loss, 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/17/1975 @ HOU Win, 8-5 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
A real dirt dog who is loved by teammates and fans alike.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
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:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$163,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 27 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 9th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 155 566 155 30 2 9 72 71 61 29 .274 .344 .382 .725 .334 .108 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 638 3 2 1 22 0 7 216 41 0 0 0.0 72.9 4.47 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   199 56 8 0 6 30 22 17 10 3 0 1 .281 .336 .412 .748
Versus Right   367 99 22 2 3 42 49 44 19 4 0 2 .270 .348 .365 .713
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   72 20 3 0 0 5 6 6 4 0 0 1 .278 .342 .319 .661
May   108 35 9 1 1 19 13 8 4 2 0 2 .324 .375 .454 .829
June   102 31 6 0 3 9 16 11 6 2 0 0 .304 .365 .451 .816
July   103 23 3 0 3 14 15 9 4 0 0 0 .223 .286 .340 .626
August   104 24 4 1 1 17 11 12 7 2 0 0 .231 .305 .317 .622
September   77 22 5 0 1 8 10 15 4 1 0 0 .286 .398 .390 .787
Spring Training   60 10 3 1 1 10 3 9 4 1 0 1 .167 .282 .300 .582
Last Year   593 167 18 1 14 67 63 60 35 8 0 7 .282 .350 .386 .736
2 Years Ago   479 128 19 1 6 51 53 61 30 8 0 4 .267 .350 .349 .698
Career   2266 608 96 4 37 253 236 242 148 25 0 18 .268 .340 .363 .703
Home   274 72 12 1 2 27 31 32 13 4 0 2 .263 .340 .336 .676
Road   292 83 18 1 7 45 40 29 16 3 0 1 .284 .348 .425 .772
Grass   566 155 30 2 9 72 71 61 29 7 0 3 .274 .344 .382 .725
Day   361 102 21 1 3 43 36 33 18 5 0 0 .283 .338 .371 .710
Night   205 53 9 1 6 29 35 28 11 2 0 3 .259 .353 .400 .753
As Starter   560 152 28 2 9 70 70 60 29 7 0 3 .271 .341 .377 .718
As Reliever / Substitution   6 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 .833 1.405
Pinch Hitting   4 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350
Close/Late   112 31 12 0 1 20 13 21 3 2 0 0 .277 .385 .411 .796
Inning 1-3   202 56 8 1 3 20 24 17 10 1 0 1 .277 .335 .371 .706
Inning 4-6   203 54 7 1 4 25 28 19 11 3 0 2 .266 .330 .369 .700
Inning 7-9   148 42 14 0 2 25 18 22 8 3 0 0 .284 .370 .419 .789
Extra Innings   13 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 .231 .375 .308 .683
0 Outs   203 56 11 0 2 10 37 22 9 1 0 3 .276 .354 .360 .713
1 Outs   170 47 10 1 2 29 23 18 11 6 0 0 .276 .335 .382 .717
2 Outs   193 52 9 1 5 33 11 21 9 0 0 0 .269 .341 .404 .745
Scoring Position   131 38 8 1 2 58 16 20 8 7 0 0 .290 .367 .412 .779
Bases Empty   323 85 13 1 5 5 40 29 16 0 0 3 .263 .330 .356 .686
Runner on 1st   112 32 9 0 2 9 15 12 5 0 0 0 .286 .355 .420 .774
Runner on 2nd   36 10 3 0 2 12 4 6 3 0 0 0 .278 .381 .528 .909
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .250 .400 .650
Runner on 1st & 2nd   42 12 2 0 0 8 3 5 3 0 0 0 .286 .362 .333 .695
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 2 0 0 10 3 1 0 5 0 0 .273 .235 .455 .690
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 5 1 0 0 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 .417 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   20 6 0 0 0 16 3 5 1 1 0 0 .300 .423 .300 .723
Two Strikes   192 38 7 1 1 14 22 27 29 1 0 1 .198 .299 .260 .559
First Pitch   88 31 5 1 1 15 9 1 0 1 0 0 .352 .356 .466 .821
Count 0-1   72 23 6 0 0 8 6 0 0 1 0 1 .319 .324 .403 .727
Count 0-2   24 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 .208 .240 .250 .490
Count 1-0   69 22 5 0 4 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .319 .565 .884
Count 1-1   67 16 1 0 1 8 7 1 0 2 0 0 .239 .243 .299 .541
Count 1-2   64 10 2 1 0 2 5 0 17 1 0 0 .156 .154 .219 .373
Count 2-0   23 9 2 0 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 .391 .375 .609 .984
Count 2-1   39 11 4 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .282 .275 .385 .660
Count 2-2   62 11 0 0 0 4 3 0 6 0 0 0 .177 .177 .177 .355
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 0 0 1 .000 .923 .000 .923
Count 3-1   15 5 0 0 1 5 5 21 0 0 0 0 .333 .722 .533 1.256
Full Count   42 12 4 0 1 8 9 27 3 0 0 0 .286 .565 .452 1.018
Behind in Count   160 38 9 1 0 10 16 0 20 2 0 2 .237 .244 .306 .550
Ahead in Count   147 47 11 0 6 27 27 32 0 2 0 1 .320 .440 .517 .957
Batting Leadoff   165 44 8 1 3 13 25 17 9 3 0 2 .267 .337 .382 .719
Batting 2nd   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Batting 3rd   106 28 5 0 4 15 11 9 5 0 0 1 .264 .328 .425 .752
Batting 4th   118 27 8 0 0 18 15 12 7 2 0 0 .229 .295 .297 .592
Batting 5th   99 30 4 1 2 17 11 9 6 2 0 0 .303 .355 .424 .779
Batting 6th   31 8 3 0 0 2 3 7 1 0 0 0 .258 .395 .355 .750
Batting 7th   23 10 0 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 .435 .480 .435 .915
Batting 8th   12 5 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 .417 .533 .417 .950
Batting 9th   3 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.333 2.083
Low Leverage   212 68 12 1 7 19 32 19 9 1 0 0 .321 .375 .486 .861
Medium Leverage   244 56 10 1 2 23 23 22 15 2 0 2 .230 .296 .303 .600
High Leverage   108 31 8 0 0 30 16 20 4 4 0 1 .287 .391 .361 .752
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 25 158 593 167 18 1 14 67 63 60 7 8 35 0 0 .282 .350 .386 .736 118 123 3.8
1975 Baltimore - MLB 26 155 566 155 30 2 9 72 71 61 3 7 29 0 0 .274 .344 .382 .725 98 108 3.4
Total MLB 687 2266 608 96 4 37 253 236 242 18 25 148 0 0 .268 .340 .363 .703 105 110 11.3
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 POSTSEASON 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
1974 Baltimore - MLB 25 13 51 12 3 0 0 2 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .304 .294 .598 78 81 0.6
Total MLB 13 51 12 3 0 0 2 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .304 .294 .598 78 81
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 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.6 2.060
1974 Baltimore - MLB 3B 148 148 110 377 18 516 29 .944 1337.0 3.28 +2.7 1.007
1975 Baltimore - MLB 2B 7 0 6 2 0 8 0 1.000 15.1 4.70 -0.3 .689
1975 Baltimore - MLB 3B 122 120 78 279 26 373 16 .957 1051.1 3.06 +10.1 1.074
1975 Baltimore - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Baltimore - MLB RF 28 28 42 1 0 43 0 1.000 231.0 1.68 -3.5 .909
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 90 55 111 167 25 291 13 .955 509.0 4.92 -3.7 .945
TOTAL 3B 540 502 357 1188 86 1641 96 .941 4471.2 3.11 +13.6 1.020
TOTAL SS 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.027
TOTAL RF 29 28 42 1 0 43 0 1.000 234.0 1.65 -3.5 .909
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.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
04/08/1975 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Baltimore Lords development complex.
08/21/1975 Goes 5-5 against the Atlanta Generals, with 0 RBI and 3 R.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1974 668 10
Year AB Rank
1974 593 7
Year HP Rank
1974 7 4
Year SF Rank
1973 8 3
1974 8 6
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