3B John Balliet #30
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/14/1975
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
84 319 92 19 1 4 34 27 15 .288 .346 .392 0 1.6
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
07/13/1975 @ MON Win, 5-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/12/1975 @ ATL Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/11/1975 @ ATL Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/1975 @ ATL Loss, 5-7 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/1975 TOR Loss, 1-9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1975 TOR Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/04/1975 TOR Win, 6-4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/1975 MON Loss, 2-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/02/1975 MON Win, 4-3 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
06/30/1975 ATL Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 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:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$163,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 27 Days
Service This Yr:97 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 84 319 92 19 1 4 34 37 27 15 .288 .346 .392 .737 .339 .103 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 82 353 3 1 0 16 0 4 125 24 0 0 0.0 40.4 4.42 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 31 6 0 1 17 10 7 6 3 0 1 .277 .317 .357 .674
Versus Right   207 61 13 1 3 17 27 20 9 1 0 2 .295 .361 .411 .771
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .235 .471
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   37 6 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .162 .205 .189 .394
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   2019 545 85 3 32 215 202 208 134 22 0 18 .270 .340 .363 .703
Home   165 41 8 1 1 9 18 17 8 2 0 2 .248 .323 .327 .650
Road   154 51 11 0 3 25 19 10 7 2 0 1 .331 .371 .461 .832
Grass   319 92 19 1 4 34 37 27 15 4 0 3 .288 .346 .392 .737
Day   212 65 14 1 3 24 22 18 9 2 0 0 .307 .358 .425 .782
Night   107 27 5 0 1 10 15 9 6 2 0 3 .252 .322 .327 .649
As Starter   318 91 18 1 4 33 37 26 15 4 0 3 .286 .342 .387 .729
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Pinch Hitting   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Close/Late   65 18 7 0 1 9 5 7 1 1 0 0 .277 .342 .431 .773
Inning 1-3   121 34 5 1 1 11 14 7 5 1 0 1 .281 .323 .364 .687
Inning 4-6   112 33 5 0 2 12 15 12 6 1 0 2 .295 .370 .393 .763
Inning 7-9   81 23 8 0 1 10 8 8 4 2 0 0 .284 .341 .420 .760
Extra Innings   5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
0 Outs   117 33 8 0 1 5 20 11 6 1 0 3 .282 .356 .376 .732
1 Outs   93 31 6 1 1 14 12 8 4 3 0 0 .333 .375 .452 .827
2 Outs   109 28 5 0 2 15 5 8 5 0 0 0 .257 .308 .358 .665
Scoring Position   69 18 3 1 0 25 7 13 4 4 0 0 .261 .360 .333 .694
Bases Empty   184 52 9 0 3 3 20 9 9 0 0 3 .283 .327 .380 .707
Runner on 1st   66 22 7 0 1 6 10 5 2 0 0 0 .333 .380 .485 .865
Runner on 2nd   20 5 2 0 0 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .250 .348 .350 .698
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .800 1.300
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 7 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .269 .345 .308 .653
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Bases Loaded   10 2 0 0 0 9 2 4 0 1 0 0 .200 .400 .200 .600
Two Strikes   103 24 4 1 1 5 11 12 15 0 0 1 .233 .319 .320 .639
First Pitch   47 14 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .298 .340 .638
Count 0-1   47 14 6 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 .298 .306 .426 .732
Count 0-2   14 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 .143 .200 .143 .343
Count 1-0   48 18 3 0 2 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .562 .938
Count 1-1   38 10 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 .263 .275 .368 .643
Count 1-2   38 8 2 1 0 1 4 0 11 0 0 0 .211 .211 .316 .526
Count 2-0   11 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .455 .417 .636 1.053
Count 2-1   16 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .235 .312 .548
Count 2-2   28 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .179 .179 .357
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 1 .000 .857 .000 .857
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 0 3 1 9 0 0 0 0 .375 .706 .375 1.081
Full Count   23 9 2 0 1 4 3 12 1 0 0 0 .391 .600 .609 1.209
Behind in Count   99 24 8 1 0 5 10 0 14 1 0 2 .242 .255 .343 .598
Ahead in Count   84 30 6 0 2 15 17 14 0 2 0 1 .357 .446 .500 .946
Batting Leadoff   138 38 8 1 3 10 19 12 7 3 0 2 .275 .335 .413 .749
Batting 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Batting 3rd   79 20 3 0 1 9 6 6 4 0 0 1 .253 .314 .329 .643
Batting 4th   32 8 4 0 0 4 6 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .294 .375 .669
Batting 5th   22 7 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .318 .304 .364 .668
Batting 6th   4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
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   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Low Leverage   113 36 7 0 3 7 15 6 6 1 0 0 .319 .350 .460 .810
Medium Leverage   145 37 6 1 1 12 13 9 8 1 0 2 .255 .306 .331 .637
High Leverage   60 19 6 0 0 15 9 12 0 2 0 1 .317 .427 .417 .843
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 84 319 92 19 1 4 34 37 27 3 4 15 0 0 .288 .346 .392 .737 102 112 1.6
Total MLB 616 2019 545 85 3 32 215 202 208 18 22 134 0 0 .270 .340 .363 .703 106 111 9.5
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Baltimore - MLB 3B 54 54 34 129 14 171 8 .953 477.2 3.07 +3.3 1.045
1975 Baltimore - MLB RF 28 28 42 1 0 43 0 1.000 231.0 1.68 -3.5 .910
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 84 55 105 165 25 283 13 .954 494.2 4.91 -3.4 .950
TOTAL 3B 472 436 313 1038 74 1439 88 .939 3898.0 3.12 +6.8 1.009
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 .910
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.
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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