P Joseph Ballard #51
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/03/2024
P JOSEPH BALLARD #51 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 3 3 3 3
Movement 2 2 2 2
Control 2 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 3
Slider 2 2
Changeup 2 2
Forkball 3 3
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 6
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 4
Defense 10
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/23/1984
Born in:Clinton, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 86 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2009 Chicago - EWB 24 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 .250 6.10 -0.0 999
Total EWB 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 .250 6.10 -0.0 999
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2002 Total - 17 16 10 4 2 1 2.78 71.1 66 25 22 3 25 56 0 0 1.28 .266 3.23 1.6 100
2002 Great Falls - R 17 19 0 1 1 0 4.63 23.1 32 14 12 1 13 8 0 0 1.93 .373 4.71 0.0 97
2002 Winston-Salem - A 17 50 0 3 0 1 4.99 61.1 70 36 34 8 31 28 0 0 1.65 .313 5.40 -0.2 95
2003 Kannapolis - A 18 12 12 5 4 0 4.76 64.1 85 38 34 6 17 32 0 0 1.59 .345 4.08 1.1 92
2003 Winston-Salem - A 18 35 4 4 3 0 4.26 61.1 60 31 29 2 28 33 0 0 1.43 .286 3.86 0.8 104
2003 Total - A 18 47 16 9 7 0 4.51 125.2 145 69 63 8 45 65 0 0 1.51 .317 0.00 0.0 0
2004 Great Falls - R 19 4 4 0 2 0 4.34 18.2 21 12 9 1 13 13 0 0 1.82 .339 4.38 0.2 98
2004 Kannapolis - A 19 4 4 1 2 0 3.86 23.1 26 11 10 2 6 9 0 0 1.37 .308 4.57 0.3 115
2004 Winston-Salem - A 19 31 7 3 7 10 5.49 60.2 71 41 37 9 27 30 0 0 1.62 .305 5.46 -0.2 82
2004 Total - A 19 35 11 4 9 10 5.04 84.0 97 52 47 11 33 39 0 0 1.55 .306 0.00 0.0 0
2005 Kannapolis - A 20 13 13 6 4 0 5.93 74.1 94 50 49 6 34 41 1 0 1.72 .348 4.83 0.8 79
2005 Winston-Salem - A 20 17 17 5 6 0 4.22 102.1 96 53 48 8 37 50 0 0 1.30 .262 4.68 1.4 111
2005 Total - A 20 30 30 11 10 0 4.94 176.2 190 103 97 14 71 91 1 0 1.48 .299 0.00 0.0 0
2006 Kannapolis - A 21 20 20 6 8 0 7.47 96.1 149 93 80 14 38 55 0 0 1.94 .368 5.50 0.4 63
2006 Winston-Salem - A 21 12 12 4 3 0 4.56 71.0 85 41 36 8 23 42 0 0 1.52 .326 4.82 0.9 104
2006 Total - A 21 32 32 10 11 0 6.24 167.1 234 134 116 22 61 97 0 0 1.76 .352 0.00 0.0 0
2007 Great Falls - R 22 7 7 1 2 0 3.40 45.0 42 19 17 2 12 21 2 1 1.20 .274 4.10 0.8 132
2007 Bristol - R 22 7 4 0 3 0 4.15 21.2 22 12 10 1 5 13 0 0 1.25 .304 4.17 0.2 101
2007 Total - R 22 14 11 1 5 0 3.64 66.2 64 31 27 3 17 34 2 1 1.21 .284 0.00 0.0 0
2007 Kannapolis - A 22 5 5 1 3 0 7.07 28.0 43 22 22 1 10 13 0 0 1.89 .382 3.86 0.5 59
2007 Winston-Salem - A 22 3 3 2 1 0 3.00 21.0 18 7 7 0 5 12 1 0 1.10 .273 4.09 0.6 179
2007 Total - A 22 8 8 3 4 0 5.33 49.0 61 29 29 1 15 25 1 0 1.55 .341 0.00 0.0 0
2008 Kannapolis - A 23 8 8 6 2 0 3.06 50.0 40 18 17 5 19 34 0 0 1.18 .245 4.54 0.6 143
2008 Birmingham - AA 23 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 6.0 4 3 3 0 3 5 0 0 1.17 .250 2.45 0.2 87
2008 Charlotte - AAA 23 5 5 0 4 0 10.80 21.2 32 26 26 4 14 9 0 0 2.12 .341 6.63 -0.4 37
2009 Kannapolis - A 24 7 7 2 2 0 2.65 37.1 42 13 11 2 9 22 0 0 1.37 .308 3.54 0.8 161
2009 Winston-Salem - A 24 2 2 1 1 0 3.00 15.0 20 5 5 2 3 6 1 1 1.53 .327 4.75 0.1 140
2009 Total - A 24 9 9 3 3 0 2.75 52.1 62 18 16 4 12 28 1 1 1.41 .314 0.00 0.0 0
2009 Charlotte - AAA 24 2 2 1 1 0 3.77 14.1 11 6 6 2 10 3 0 0 1.47 .200 6.74 -0.2 109
2010 Birmingham - AA 25 1 1 1 0 0 9.00 6.0 7 6 6 1 2 2 0 0 1.50 .286 6.13 -0.0 47
2010 Charlotte - AAA 25 29 28 6 10 0 6.09 147.2 176 113 100 22 82 98 0 0 1.75 .310 5.54 -0.1 71
2011 Kannapolis - A 26 20 7 3 3 1 3.34 56.2 61 28 21 4 21 29 0 0 1.45 .298 4.83 0.5 141
2011 Winston-Salem - A 26 1 1 0 1 0 2.84 6.1 3 4 2 0 2 6 0 0 0.79 .176 3.30 0.2 185
2011 Total - A 26 21 8 3 4 1 3.29 63.0 64 32 23 4 23 35 0 0 1.38 .288 0.00 0.0 0
2011 Birmingham - AA 26 11 11 2 5 0 7.13 48.0 57 40 38 7 27 33 1 0 1.75 .325 5.90 -0.2 61
Total IL 36 35 7 15 0 6.47 183.2 219 145 132 28 106 110 0 0 1.77 .306 5.76 69.9
Total SL 13 13 3 5 0 7.05 60.0 68 49 47 8 32 40 1 0 1.67 .314 5.58 62.3
Total CAR 151 46 22 22 11 4.47 399.0 423 218 198 37 156 207 2 1 1.45 .294 4.76 107.7
Total SOU 89 76 30 28 1 5.10 430.1 540 273 244 40 154 235 1 0 1.61 .333 4.65 100.7
Total APP 7 4 0 3 0 4.15 21.2 22 12 10 1 5 13 0 0 1.25 .304 4.17 100.7
Total PIO 30 11 2 5 0 3.93 87.0 95 45 38 4 38 42 2 1 1.53 .316 4.32 115.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2009 Chicago - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
04/01/2002 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Samurai organization.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 2 (2); Control: 1 (2).
05/01/2003 Injured (elbow soreness), out for 5 days.
05/17/2003 Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/11/2003 Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 2 (3); Control: 1 (2).
04/30/2004 Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 3 days.
05/17/2004 Injured (sprained ankle), out for 2 weeks.
06/17/2004 Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 1 (3).
05/11/2005 Injured (strained oblique), out for one week.
07/10/2005 Was selected to the 2005 Carolina League All-Star Game.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 2 (2).
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 2 (2).
04/21/2007 Injured (torn meniscus (knee)), out for 4 weeks.
05/09/2007 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks.
06/27/2007 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Missoula Chimps with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/14/2007 Injured (strained oblique), out for 4 weeks.
09/24/2007 Injured (recurring back spasms), out for 8 weeks.
10/30/2007 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4-5 weeks.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 2 (2).
06/16/2008 Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)), out for 6 months.
09/29/2008 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3-4 months.
11/30/2008 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 2 (2).
04/15/2009 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Frederick Sea Eagles with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/18/2009 Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for one week.
05/25/2009 Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for 3 months.
09/30/2009 Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
11/28/2009 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 2 (2).
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 2 (2); Control: 2 (2).
06/16/2011 Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/11/2011 Injured (sprained ankle), out for 7 weeks.
11/21/2011 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 2 (2); Control: 2 (2).
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 2 (2); Control: 2 (2).
01/01/2013 Retired from professional baseball.
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