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Balor
Moore		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 189
 
Born: January 25, 1951 in Usa, TX, SMITHVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1986   
All-Star Selections 1985    1986   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1970 19 CLN NL   7 6 5 6 4 3 3 6 5 5
1971 20 CLN NL   8 6 6 6 4 3 3 5 5 5
1972 21 CLN NL   8 6 5 6 4 3 3 6 5 5
1973 22 CLN NL   8 6 5 6 4 3 3 6 5 6
1974 23 CLN NL $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 5 4 4 7 6 6
1975 24 CLN NL   7 10 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 5
1976 25 CLN NL $ 300,000 7 10 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 5
1977 26 CLN NL $ 300,000 7 10 10 10 7 6 6 5 4 4
1978 27 CLN NL $ 300,000 7 10 9 9 7 6 6 5 4 4
1979 28 CLN NL $ 300,000 8 10 10 10 7 6 6 6 5 5
1980 29 TOR AL $ 3,207,143 8 10 10 10 7 6 6 6 6 6
1981 30 TOR AL $ 3,207,143 8 10 10 10 7 6 6 6 5 5
1982 31 TOR AL $ 5,621,429 8 10 10 10 7 6 6 6 6 6
1983 32 KCR AL $ 7,120,000 8 10 10 10 7 6 6 6 6 6
1984 33 DET AL $ 7,120,000 8 10 9 9 7 6 6 7 6 6
1985 34 TAM AL $ 7,120,000 8 10 9 9 6 5 5 7 6 6
1986 35 TAM AL $ 10,000,000 8 9 8 8 5 4 4 5 5 5
1987 36 MIN AL   8 7 7 7 4 3 3 4 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 6 5 6 4 3 3 4 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,000,000 8 10 10 10 7 6 6 7 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1970 19 AA   10 9 .526 26 26 1 1 0 168.7 181 81 18 62 200 4.32 .270 .332 .410 .742  
1971 20 AAA   3 5 .375 11 11 0 0 0 68.7 79 37 10 37 47 4.85 .286 .371 .449 .820  
    AA   12 1 .923 17 17 2 2 0 126.0 99 31 7 39 135 2.21 .215 .276 .289 .565  
1972 21 AAA   8 10 .444 23 23 1 0 0 148.7 140 65 19 71 110 3.94 .248 .332 .379 .712  
1973 22 AAA   8 11 .421 30 30 1 0 0 192.0 208 93 21 104 176 4.36 .272 .359 .402 .761  
1974 23 CLN NL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 1 0 6 2 1.80 .286 .444 .286 .730 0.7
    AAA   3 10 .231 18 18 0 0 0 112.3 123 62 10 67 91 4.97 .273 .368 .378 .745  
    AA   3 5 .375 12 12 2 1 0 87.7 75 29 4 35 80 2.98 .234 .310 .322 .632  
1975 24 AAA   16 5 .762 28 28 0 0 0 193.0 171 71 20 84 188 3.31 .234 .313 .354 .667  
1976 25 CLN NL 5 7 .417 29 12 3 1 7 92.7 93 53 14 38 63 5.15 .263 .342 .445 .786 3.4
1977 26 CLN NL 5 5 .500 32 2 0 0 2 69.0 59 32 4 32 57 4.17 .239 .330 .332 .662 4.4
1978 27 CLN NL 7 10 .412 26 26 3 1 0 177.7 141 76 22 70 132 3.85 .215 .292 .380 .671 10.2
    AAA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 8.7 3 2 1 4 13 2.08 .111 .226 .222 .448  
1979 28 CLN NL 10 14 .417 33 33 1 0 0 221.7 201 96 21 91 177 3.90 .236 .313 .372 .685 12.1
1980 29 TOR AL 18 15 .545 38 38 11 0 0 267.0 247 135 26 76 246 4.55 .243 .298 .400 .698 15.1
1981 30 TOR AL 19 9 .679 36 36 9 3 0 284.3 210 96 27 103 255 3.04 .202 .274 .337 .612 24.4
1982 31 TOR AL 10 15 .400 36 36 2 0 0 248.3 241 120 35 87 224 4.35 .251 .318 .426 .744 9.7
1983 32 KCR AL 10 9 .526 86 5 1 0 8 156.7 143 67 17 48 142 3.85 .244 .302 .414 .715 11.6
1984 33 KCR AL 7 9 .438 18 18 3 1 0 132.0 130 62 14 44 116 4.23 .254 .314 .412 .726 5.8
  DET AL 5 8 .385 16 16 3 1 0 111.0 95 50 10 58 113 4.05 .228 .323 .372 .695 5.1
  TOT   12 17 .414 34 34 6 2 0 243.0 225 112 24 102 229 4.15 .242 .318 .394 .712 10.8
1985 34 TAM AL 20 8 .714 34 34 11 4 0 262.7 185 72 14 86 242 2.47 .199 .269 .285 .554 24.9
1986 35 TAM AL 17 5 .773 28 28 7 2 0 216.7 158 60 17 68 192 2.49 .205 .272 .315 .587 21.7
1987 36 MIN AL 5 8 .385 35 13 0 0 1 97.7 100 61 17 43 84 5.62 .256 .330 .471 .801 2.0
13 Years Sim 139 122 .533 449 297 54 13 18 2342.3 2009 981 238 850 2045 3.77 .229 .300 .374 .675 151.0
6 Years AAA 39 41 .488 111 111 2 0 0 723.3 724 330 81 367 625 4.11 .257 .343 .384 .727  
3 Years AA 25 15 .625 55 55 5 4 0 382.3 355 141 29 136 415 3.32 .245 .309 .352 .662  
9 Years Minors 64 56 .533 166 166 7 4 0 1105.6 1079 471 110 503 1040 3.83 .253 .332 .373 .705  
Season Average 10 9 .526 34 22 4 1 1 180.2 154 75 18 65 157 3.77 .229 .300 .374 .675  
Career Highs 20 17 1.000 86 38 11 4 8 284.3 247 135 35 103 255 5.62 .286 .444 .471 .801  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1565 730 183 665 1475   .240 .310 .389 .699
vs LH   444 251 55 185 570   .199 .260 .333 .593
Home 60 57 .513 224 140 20 8 10 1115.3 956 472 107 406 1026 3.81 .229 .297 .369 .666
Away 79 65 .549 225 157 34 5 8 1227.0 1053 509 131 444 1019 3.73 .230 .298 .379 .678
Mar/Apr 23 23 .500 75 49 5 0 5 364.3 341 168 36 115 320 4.15 .245 .303 .394 .697
May 30 24 .556 85 54 10 3 5 445.0 345 173 54 163 375 3.50 .212 .283 .367 .650
June 19 17 .528 80 46 10 1 2 393.3 316 159 42 125 355 3.64 .216 .277 .358 .635
July 20 25 .444 81 46 11 3 5 358.0 324 162 35 146 322 4.07 .239 .313 .381 .694
August 23 17 .575 68 50 9 4 0 393.3 325 158 41 161 347 3.62 .224 .301 .373 .674
Sep/Oct 24 16 .600 60 52 11 2 1 388.3 358 161 30 140 326 3.73 .246 .312 .376 .688
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 23 CLN NL P 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1976 25 CLN NL P 29 12 92.7 5 14 1 2 .950 1.85    
1977 26 CLN NL P 32 2 69.0 0 12 1 2 .923 1.57    
1978 27 CLN NL P 26 26 177.7 14 23 2 1 .949 1.87    
1979 28 CLN NL P 33 33 221.7 10 35 4 5 .918 1.83    
1980 29 TOR AL P 38 38 267.0 21 21 0 2 1.000 1.42    
1981 30 TOR AL P 36 36 284.3 20 46 1 2 .985 2.09    
1982 31 TOR AL P 36 36 248.3 12 36 1 2 .980 1.74    
1983 32 KCR AL P 86 5 156.7 5 26 1 3 .969 1.78    
1984 33 KCR AL P 18 18 132.0 8 24 1 3 .970 2.18    
  DET AL P 16 16 111.0 7 20 1 2 .964 2.19    
  TOT   P 34 34 243.0 15 44 2 5 .967 2.19    
1985 34 TAM AL P 34 34 262.7 16 46 0 2 1.000 2.12    
1986 35 TAM AL P 28 28 216.7 11 31 3 2 .933 1.74    
1987 36 MIN AL P 35 13 97.7 6 12 0 1 1.000 1.66    
Career Totals   449 297 2342.3 135 346 16 29 .968 1.85    
Career Highs   86 38 284.3 21 46 4 5 1.000 2.19    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1983 32 KCR AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 16 6 2 5 8 4.63 .320 .382 .480 .862
1985 34 TAM AL 1 2 .333 4 4 1 0 0 32.0 22 12 2 18 23 3.38 .202 .315 .330 .645
1986 35 TAM AL 3 2 .600 5 5 1 0 0 37.0 39 15 6 11 20 3.65 .265 .316 .442 .759
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 5 .444 11 11 2 0 0 80.7 77 33 10 34 51 3.68 .252 .326 .408 .735
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1981-9-3.04
1985-1-2.47
1986-3-2.49
 Wins
1980-5-18
1981-5-19
1985-3-20
1986-3-17
 Losses
1982-9-15
1984-3-17
 Winning Pct
1981-8-.679
1985-4-.714
1986-1-.773
 Games Pitched
1983-1-86
 Games Started
1980-1-38
1981-4-36
1982-2-36
1984-8-34
1985-10-34
Complete Games
1980-7-11
1981-6-9
1985-7-11
1986-7-7
 Shutouts
1981-2-3
1984-6-2
1985-1-4
1986-8-2
 Innings Pitched
1980-4-267.0
1981-3-284.3
1982-8-248.3
1984-9-243.0
1985-8-262.7
 Homeruns Allowed
1980-6-26
1981-4-27
1982-1-35
1984-9-24
 Strikeouts
1979-5-177
1980-1-246
1981-1-255
1982-1-224
1983-6-142
1984-2-229
1985-2-242
1986-4-192
 Walks Allowed
1981-6-103
1984-5-102
Hits per 9IP
1978-3-7.1
1981-1-6.6
1985-2-6.3
1986-2-6.6
CAR-40-7.7
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1978-4-6.7
1979-2-7.2
1980-1-8.3
1981-1-8.1
1982-1-8.1
1984-1-8.5
1985-3-8.3
1986-2-8.0
CAR-22-7.9
 WHiP
1978-7-1.19
1981-4-1.10
1985-2-1.03
1986-3-1.04
 OAVG
1978-2-.215
1980-10-.243
1981-1-.202
1984-10-.242
1985-2-.199
1986-2-.205
CAR-35-.229
 OOBP
1978-5-.292
1980-10-.298
1981-3-.274
1985-4-.269
1986-4-.272
 OSLG
1981-5-.337
1985-1-.285
1986-3-.315
OOPS
1981-4-.612
1985-1-.554
1986-3-.587
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 32    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 126    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 34    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 35th overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1970
Injured on 6/9/1970 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/9/1971 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 4/3/1972 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 4/2/1974 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/30/1974 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Earned first career win on 9/28/1974
Injured on 5/11/1975 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Injured on 6/5/1976 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 7/23/1977 with a Broken Hand, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 6/6/1978 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Toronto on 2/4/1980 (Going to CLN: P Mike Boddicker, RF Claudell Washington. Going to TOR: P Balor Moore, P Billy Mccool, P Bill Landis, P Rich Hinton)
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1981, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Pitched NO-HITTER against Baltimore on 8/15/1981, striking out 5
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1981, going 4-1, 1.99
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,621,429 through salary arbitration
9/1/1982: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $7,120,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Toronto to Kansas City on 2/14/1983 (Going to TOR: CF Marvin Lane, P Steve Foucault. Going to KCR: CF Miguel Dilone, P Balor Moore, P Odell Jones)
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 2/2/1984 (Going to SDP: P Luis Aponte, P Ed Halicki, P Balor Moore, P Ray Corbin, 2B Bob Sheldon. Going to KCR: RF Sam Mejias)
Traded from San Diego to Kansas City on 3/4/1984 (Going to KCR: RF Greg Luzinski, 2B Bobby Grich, 2B Keith Moreland, P Balor Moore, P Luis Aponte. Going to SDP: RF Jim Fuller)
Traded from Kansas City to Detroit on 7/1/1984 (Going to KCR: 2B Lou Whitaker, P Scott Sanderson, P Dick Ruthven, P Mike Lacoss. Going to DET: P Balor Moore, CF Tony Armas, 2B Bobby Grich, P Phil Hennigan)
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 2/7/1985 (Going to DET: 3B Kevin Bell. Going to TAM: P Balor Moore, 1B Keith Hernandez)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1985, going 4-1, 0.84
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/1985, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA
10/13/1985: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $10,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1986, going 4-1, 1.42
Injured on 8/7/1986 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Won World Championship with Tampa Bay in 1986
Traded from Tampa Bay to Minnesota on 2/2/1987 (Going to MIN: P Balor Moore, P Wes Gardner, P Jay Tibbs, 3B Craig Shipley. Going to TAM: P John Denny)
Released by Minnesota on 10/31/1987
 
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