Jeff Ballard

Former Prospect Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1982-1994 (1987-1994)
Proper Name
Jeffrey Scott Ballard
Positions
P (326)
Height / Weight
6-2 / 195
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
Birthdate
August 13,1963   Age:  62.303
High School
Billings West (Billings,MT)
Colleges
Stanford University (Stanford,CA)
Drafted/Signed
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
ballj002
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Inducted into the Stanford University Athletics Hall of Fame   [1991] Opening day starter for the Baltimore Orioles

Games - Pitching

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1987BAL141400028.20059.357000100.00.014141411118520000069.20.05.0--12037.0735.14
1988BAL2525600812.4001015.400000100.024.0252422222016161060000153.10.06.1--12046.9649.20
1989BAL3535400188.6922411.686000100.011.4353433302927221360000215.10.06.2--21049.4051.94
1990BAL44170276211.1541826.40970038.60.017171820201918204100097.136.05.71.3291643.7143.24
1991BAL2622041612.333620.23100084.60.022212118191712410000116.27.05.31.817342.6844.32
1993PIT255020441.8001015.40030020.00.055665712133000025.228.05.11.412843.8048.40
1994PIT2800281111.500721.2501230.0--0002238101010000.024.1--0.91311
Tot: 1971181079224153.43680117.406112359.98.5118115114109106979372302000678.095.35.71.21163845.1146.54
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

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1987BAL14327291135149.413.4561003505180671801541093300512447.060914520018.0
1988BAL25653600214247.328.37816741660260113345151811486100712332.396527434716.1
1989BAL35912836301350.330.3842405741333301794141621223510100772836.36111539151911.8
1990BAL44578525197218.341.37715242351140963402217112119200673552.24121323732114.0
1991BAL26540506183208.339.385153282901601003341623105111400812530.866422730821.1
1993PIT252342118795.372.4067015214305312237602010025520.002210914814.9
1994PIT28112994344.384.3933210100101872521021200241041.6722497126.8
Tot: 19733563068116044.346.39191422818399101062617917929262144830140039615037.8839501432191415.9
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

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1987BAL143272911694671.406025212115122278.26027018117015.78810293534303222
1988BAL25653600241702170.7815630314032503611416.28624170261911516.5176376467838810381
1989BAL35912836222582690.961486259563349318626.801345173332516914.84914449185100127130127
1990BAL44578525161461730.84994529374204242508.6554010114159615.618634506157748373
1991BAL2654050671531580.97904127340200345376.85326110161110110.915727516468586562
1993PIT25234211983431.932491013698112166.84113343124725.515114222628322528
1994PIT28112996733231.431328714121119.8231010132015.0313131013101812
Tot: 197335630681619379500.9959019116920991257150312447.27311855991019661815.512543169320348383419456405
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

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1987BAL143272919720056.376010001211495436.2400--16637.50
1988BAL2565360012921080.0320143053612477831.5800--14535.71
1989BAL35912836131030048.114131085184643508323.7100--351234.29
1990BAL445785258710057.1651078123112186931.6521419.05361438.89
1991BAL265405061100020.0431040142432088641.355120.0023626.09
1993PIT252342111100050.01100901155952728.427114.2911545.45
1994PIT281129911000100.0000040140442454.5522731.8213215.38
Tot: 19733563068453681056.335303225932116815131142132.11551323.641485033.78
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

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1987BAL143272910000000000.00------------000.000.0106791.34
1988BAL2565360022121349863339943515659989043.3960.9939.0145.190.615.3325.536619830.310516.12243250.69
1989BAL35912836298718621124445148473789138612343.2862.3437.6346.489.014.9026.453429232.015517.03554330.82
1990BAL44578525197511867892831332904758927583.4260.0539.9545.285.014.3324.130316027.78414.52012720.74
1991BAL26540506180711336742441033114738227173.3562.7037.3045.587.213.5026.231314627.08115.02102630.80
1993PIT2523421164137526610428901532852572.7458.5041.5044.590.216.2223.9884519.23113.2109761.43
1994PIT2811299338205133373058781471153.0260.6539.3543.578.210.9523.1521816.11311.643421.02
Tot: 19733563068996061103849145253615732533453039852.9761.3538.6445.588.014.5825.4165685925.646914.0124814900.84
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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1993PIT24427002016.750.0001700000000624000000000
1994PIT28011200280.0--201400000000228000000000
Tot: 52431900487.775.0203100000000852000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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1993PIT24121144.333.33340000003100010000000000--000690.01900.004250.00000
1994PIT282211.500.50010000001000000000000000--000110.0300.0000--000
Tot: 52141351.357.35750000004100010000000000--0007100.02200.004250.00000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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1993PIT2412117120.500208400433.3324000010.0100111003
1994PIT2822110--000110000.000000000--000100001
Tot: 5214138221.000209500428.5724000010.0100211004
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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1993PIT241200000--000000000000--10110040.00
1994PIT28200000--0000100000010.000000010.00
Tot: 521400000--0000100000010.010110050.00
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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1993PIT2412121113224971.0091.678.3375.077.825.0033.33541.7216.711441.00
1994PIT2823210002221.5066.6733.3366.7100.00.0066.71150.0150.000111.00
Tot: 52141513232261191.0786.6713.3373.381.820.0040.04642.9321.411551.00
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%