Jeff Ballard

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: August 13, 1963 in Billings, MT us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 16th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Billings West HS (Billings, MT), the Baltimore Orioles in the 27th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 7th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

High School: Billings West HS (Billings, MT)

School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Last Game: July 8, 1994 (Age 30-329d)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Jeffrey Scott Ballard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.1

ERA

4.71

197

118

773.1

244

WHIP

1.478

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1985	21	0.2	Newark	NYPL	A-	BAL	10	2	.833	1.41	1.88	13	13	0	6	3	0	96.0	78	20	15	2	20	1	91	0	1	1		1.021	7.3	0.2	1.9	8.5	4.55
1986	22		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-AA-AAA	BAL	14	9	.609	2.53	3.74	29	29	0	5	2	0	178.0	187	74	50	11	55	1	157	5	3	3		1.360	9.5	0.6	2.8	7.9	2.85
1986	22	-4.2	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	0	2	.000	7.11	8.53	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.1	11	6	5	1	3	0	7	1	0	0		2.211	15.6	1.4	4.3	9.9	2.33
1986	22	-1.7	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	BAL	5	2	.714	3.32	4.37	10	10	0	0	0	0	59.2	70	29	22	7	20	0	35	1	1	0		1.508	10.6	1.1	3.0	5.3	1.75
1986	22	-0.3	Hagerstown	CARL	A	BAL	9	5	.643	1.85	3.13	17	17	0	5	2	0	112.0	106	39	23	3	32	1	115	3	2	3		1.232	8.5	0.2	2.6	9.2	3.59
1987	23	-3.3	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	13	4	.765	3.09	3.37	23	23	0	4	1	0	160.1	151	60	55	15	35	2	114	5	0	2		1.160	8.5	0.8	2.0	6.4	3.26
1987	23	-5.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	2	8	.200	6.59	7.75	14	14	0	0	0	0	69.2	100	60	51	15	35	1	27	0	1	0	327	1.938	12.9	1.9	4.5	3.5	0.77
1988	24	-1.8	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	4	3	.571	2.97	3.86	9	8	0	3	1	0	60.2	56	26	20	4	11	0	32	1	1	3		1.104	8.3	0.6	1.6	4.7	2.91
1988	24	-4.5	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	8	12	.400	4.40	4.87	25	25	0	6	1	0	153.1	167	83	75	15	42	2	41	6	2	2	654	1.363	9.8	0.9	2.5	2.4	0.98
1989	25	-3.5	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	18	8	.692	3.43	3.97	35	35	0	4	1	0	215.1	240	95	82	16	57	5	62	4	0	3	912	1.379	10.0	0.7	2.4	2.6	1.09
1990	26	-2.4	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	2	11	.154	4.93	5.33	44	17	6	0	0	0	133.1	152	79	73	22	42	6	50	3	1	2	578	1.455	10.3	1.5	2.8	3.4	1.19
1991	27	1.2	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	3	3	.500	4.41	4.76	7	7	0	3	0	0	51.0	63	27	25	2	10	0	19	0	0	1	221	1.431	11.1	0.4	1.8	3.4	1.90
1991	27	-1.5	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	6	12	.333	5.60	6.62	26	22	1	0	0	0	123.2	153	91	77	16	28	2	37	2	1	3	540	1.464	11.1	1.2	2.0	2.7	1.32
1992	28	1.5	Louisville	AA	AAA	STL	12	8	.600	2.52	3.19	24	24	0	3	1	0	160.2	164	57	45	16	34	1	76	2	1	2	653	1.232	9.2	0.9	1.9	4.3	2.24
1993	29	2.4	Buffalo	AA	AAA	PIT	6	1	.857	2.29	2.65	12	12	0	1	0	0	74.2	79	22	19	4	17	0	40	2	0	0	311	1.286	9.5	0.5	2.0	4.8	2.35
1993	29	0.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	4	1	.800	4.86	5.20	25	5	4	0	0	0	53.2	70	31	29	3	15	3	16	2	0	2	234	1.584	11.7	0.5	2.5	2.7	1.07
1994	30	3.6	Buffalo	AA	AAA	PIT	3	7	.300	4.82	5.95	12	10	0	1	0	0	56.0	70	37	30	4	16	2	24	3	0	1	247	1.536	11.3	0.6	2.6	3.9	1.50
1994	30	1.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	1	.500	6.66	7.03	28	0	11	0	0	2	24.1	32	19	18	5	10	3	11	1	0	1	112	1.726	11.8	1.8	3.7	4.1	1.10
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		41	53	.436	4.71	5.33	197	118	22	10	2	2	773.1	914	458	405	92	229	22	244	18	5	13	3357	1.478	10.6	1.1	2.7	2.8	1.07
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		65	37	.637	2.78	3.47	129	126	0	26	8	0	837.1	848	323	259	58	198	7	553	18	6	13	1432	1.249	9.1	0.6	2.1	5.9	2.79
All Levels (10 Seasons)							106	90	.541	3.71	4.36	326	244	22	36	10	2	1610.2	1762	781	664	150	427	29	797	36	11	26	4789	1.359	9.8	0.8	2.4	4.5	1.87

AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		41	28	.594	3.14	3.71	89	86	0	15	3	0	569.2	594	235	199	46	126	5	312	14	2	9	1432	1.264	9.4	0.7	2.0	4.9	2.48
AA (1 season)					Minors		5	2	.714	3.32	4.37	10	10	0	0	0	0	59.2	70	29	22	7	20	0	35	1	1	0		1.508	10.6	1.1	3.0	5.3	1.75
A (1 season)					Minors		9	5	.643	1.85	3.13	17	17	0	5	2	0	112.0	106	39	23	3	32	1	115	3	2	3		1.232	8.5	0.2	2.6	9.2	3.59
A- (1 season)					Minors		10	2	.833	1.41	1.88	13	13	0	6	3	0	96.0	78	20	15	2	20	1	91	0	1	1		1.021	7.3	0.2	1.9	8.5	4.55