3B John Balliet #30
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/24/1976
3B JOHN BALLIET #30 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
149 538 162 25 0 6 66 50 30 .301 .358 .381 0 3.9
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: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 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: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/22/1976 @ CHH Win, 4-0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1976 @ CHH Loss, 1-4 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/19/1976 @ TOR Win, 7-2 6 1 3 4 1 0 0 0
09/19/1976 @ TOR Win, 6-1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/18/1976 @ TOR Win, 2-0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1976 @ TOR Win, 5-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/16/1976 @ MON Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1976 @ MON Loss, 3-4 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1976 @ MON Loss, 3-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1976 CHH Win, 12-0 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 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:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$160,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 27 Days
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 9th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 149 538 162 25 0 6 66 58 50 30 .301 .358 .381 .739 .338 .080 120
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 140 600 3 3 0 18 0 9 205 31 0 0 0.0 73.1 4.90 3.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   175 56 6 0 3 27 19 22 7 4 0 1 .320 .391 .406 .797
Versus Right   363 106 19 0 3 39 39 28 23 5 0 2 .292 .342 .369 .711
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   6 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .714 1.167 1.881
Last Week   29 12 3 0 1 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .414 .469 .621 1.089
April   80 15 2 0 0 9 4 5 2 2 0 1 .188 .239 .212 .451
May   94 30 6 0 1 16 11 13 5 2 0 0 .319 .394 .415 .809
June   94 31 6 0 0 11 15 11 3 2 0 0 .330 .393 .394 .786
July   86 24 3 0 0 7 7 7 6 1 0 1 .279 .337 .314 .651
August   102 32 3 0 2 11 8 6 11 1 0 1 .314 .355 .402 .757
September   82 30 5 0 3 12 13 8 3 1 0 0 .366 .418 .537 .954
Spring Training   84 24 0 0 1 10 7 9 2 1 0 4 .286 .378 .321 .699
Last Year   566 155 30 2 9 72 71 61 29 7 0 3 .274 .344 .382 .725
2 Years Ago   593 167 18 1 14 67 63 60 35 8 0 7 .282 .350 .386 .736
Career   2804 770 121 4 43 319 294 292 178 34 0 21 .275 .344 .367 .710
Home   257 78 10 0 2 35 29 19 15 5 0 3 .304 .352 .366 .718
Road   281 84 15 0 4 31 29 31 15 4 0 0 .299 .364 .395 .759
Grass   538 162 25 0 6 66 58 50 30 9 0 3 .301 .358 .381 .739
Day   310 101 16 0 5 42 40 29 19 5 0 3 .326 .383 .426 .809
Night   228 61 9 0 1 24 18 21 11 4 0 0 .268 .324 .320 .644
As Starter   525 157 24 0 6 66 56 49 29 9 0 3 .299 .357 .379 .736
As Reliever / Substitution   13 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .385 .429 .462 .890
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Close/Late   120 34 6 0 2 18 10 14 12 3 0 1 .283 .355 .383 .738
Inning 1-3   181 61 9 0 1 23 25 18 6 5 0 1 .337 .390 .403 .794
Inning 4-6   191 53 10 0 2 20 13 12 9 1 0 1 .277 .322 .361 .683
Inning 7-9   149 40 5 0 1 12 16 16 14 3 0 1 .268 .337 .322 .659
Extra Innings   17 8 1 0 2 11 4 4 1 0 0 0 .471 .571 .882 1.454
0 Outs   199 60 10 0 2 17 26 16 14 4 0 0 .302 .347 .382 .729
1 Outs   173 44 6 0 2 18 17 17 11 5 0 2 .254 .320 .324 .643
2 Outs   166 58 9 0 2 31 15 17 5 0 0 1 .349 .413 .440 .853
Scoring Position   123 41 9 0 3 61 17 13 5 9 0 1 .333 .377 .480 .856
Bases Empty   296 83 14 0 2 2 29 26 22 0 0 2 .280 .343 .348 .691
Runner on 1st   119 38 2 0 1 3 12 11 3 0 0 0 .319 .377 .361 .738
Runner on 2nd   32 12 4 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 0 1 .375 .474 .500 .974
Runner on 3rd   11 4 1 0 0 6 3 4 1 2 0 0 .364 .471 .455 .925
Runner on 1st & 2nd   51 16 3 0 2 16 6 1 0 0 0 0 .314 .327 .490 .817
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 .300 .308 .300 .608
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 3 0 0 .375 .273 .375 .648
Bases Loaded   11 3 1 0 1 13 2 2 0 2 0 0 .273 .333 .636 .970
Two Strikes   179 41 8 0 4 22 15 19 30 3 0 1 .229 .302 .341 .643
First Pitch   98 33 6 0 1 15 9 3 0 3 0 2 .337 .358 .429 .787
Count 0-1   64 20 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .308 .344 .651
Count 0-2   27 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 1-0   73 27 2 0 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 .370 .370 .397 .767
Count 1-1   52 21 3 0 1 10 7 0 0 1 0 0 .404 .396 .519 .915
Count 1-2   62 10 3 0 1 6 4 0 14 1 0 0 .161 .159 .258 .417
Count 2-0   18 5 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .263 .389 .652
Count 2-1   33 6 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .242 .424
Count 2-2   50 16 4 0 2 9 3 0 8 2 0 0 .320 .308 .520 .828
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   21 9 0 0 0 5 5 14 0 0 0 0 .429 .657 .429 1.086
Full Count   40 9 1 0 1 6 7 19 4 0 0 1 .225 .483 .325 .808
Behind in Count   153 36 5 0 1 9 7 0 18 2 0 0 .235 .232 .288 .520
Ahead in Count   145 47 6 0 0 17 25 28 0 1 0 0 .324 .431 .366 .797
Batting Leadoff   80 26 2 0 2 9 12 9 5 1 0 1 .325 .396 .425 .821
Batting 2nd   62 23 4 0 2 8 8 5 4 1 0 0 .371 .412 .532 .944
Batting 3rd   57 14 1 0 0 5 3 4 4 1 0 1 .246 .302 .263 .565
Batting 4th   169 48 6 0 2 24 17 15 6 4 0 0 .284 .335 .355 .690
Batting 5th   49 10 1 0 0 8 3 2 2 1 0 1 .204 .245 .224 .470
Batting 6th   26 11 3 0 0 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 .423 .484 .538 1.022
Batting 7th   73 23 6 0 0 8 8 8 5 0 0 0 .315 .383 .397 .780
Batting 8th   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .222 .364 .333 .697
Batting 9th   13 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .385 .429 .462 .890
Low Leverage   201 48 9 0 2 11 23 20 13 2 0 2 .239 .311 .313 .625
Medium Leverage   223 77 8 0 1 21 24 21 10 3 0 1 .345 .399 .395 .794
High Leverage   112 37 8 0 3 34 11 9 6 4 0 0 .330 .368 .482 .850
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 .725 107 111 3.6
1976 Baltimore - MLB 27 149 538 162 25 0 6 66 58 50 3 9 30 0 0 .301 .358 .381 .739 112 120 3.9
Total MLB 836 2804 770 121 4 43 319 294 292 21 34 178 0 0 .275 .344 .367 .710 108 112 15.4
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 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
1976 Baltimore - MLB 2B 9 0 4 4 1 9 1 .889 19.0 3.79 -0.4 .825
1976 Baltimore - MLB 3B 143 140 93 274 16 390 23 .941 1238.2 2.67 +5.8 1.016
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 99 55 115 171 26 300 14 .953 528.0 4.88 -4.1 .942
TOTAL 3B 683 642 450 1462 102 2031 119 .941 5710.1 3.01 +19.5 1.019
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.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
09/20/1976 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
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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