Mark
Ballinger
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 210
 
Born: January 31, 1949 in Usa, CA, GLENDALE
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 22 DET AL $ 300,000 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5
1972 23 DET AL   4 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
1973 24 DET AL   4 5 6 6 5 6 5 4 4 4
1974 25 TOR AL   5 5 6 5 4 5 4 3 3 3
1975 26 TOR AL $ 300,000 5 5 6 5 4 5 4 3 3 3
1976 27 TOR AL   5 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1977 28 TOR AL   5 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1978 29 TOR AL   5 5 6 5 4 5 4 3 3 3
1979 30 TOR AL   5 4 6 5 4 5 4 3 3 3
1980 31 TOR AL   5 4 6 5 4 5 4 3 3 3
1981 32 TOR AL   5 4 5 5 2 3 3 3 3 3
1983 34 NYG NL   5 3 4 4 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 3 4 4 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 4 5 5
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
1971 22 DET AL 2 1 .667 14 0 0 0 2 32.0 33 19 3 10 14 5.34 .275 .328 .392 .720 1.5
    AAA   2 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 0 14.7 18 10 2 9 8 6.14 .310 .403 .517 .920  
1972 23 AAA   2 1 .667 63 0 0 0 4 61.3 73 35 11 24 46 5.14 .296 .358 .490 .848  
1973 24 AAA   6 1 .857 79 1 0 0 3 98.0 100 59 17 43 66 5.42 .276 .353 .464 .817  
1974 25 AA   0 2 .000 45 0 0 0 3 37.7 28 15 4 16 32 3.58 .211 .295 .331 .626  
1975 26 AA   4 1 .800 51 3 0 0 6 49.7 51 16 5 19 45 2.90 .271 .338 .367 .705  
1976 27 A   14 2 .875 48 0 0 0 3 106.0 66 20 5 28 114 1.70 .178 .236 .237 .473  
1977 28 A   1 1 .500 69 0 0 0 7 67.7 57 17 5 26 68 2.26 .225 .297 .312 .610  
1978 29 A   3 2 .600 39 2 0 0 7 45.3 38 16 4 5 51 3.18 .224 .246 .335 .581  
1979 30 A   2 1 .667 34 0 0 0 5 24.7 16 4 0 11 31 1.46 .188 .281 .200 .481  
1980 31 A   2 0 1.000 36 0 0 0 3 48.7 41 15 7 12 38 2.77 .225 .273 .368 .641  
1981 32 A   4 1 .800 22 0 0 0 2 30.7 24 7 1 9 30 2.05 .211 .268 .263 .531  
1982 33 A   1 4 .200 63 0 0 0 3 47.3 53 26 3 20 48 4.94 .290 .360 .393 .753  
1983 34 A   7 6 .538 78 0 0 0 1 62.7 53 28 4 25 41 4.02 .236 .312 .311 .623  
1 Years Sim 2 1 .667 14 0 0 0 2 32.0 33 19 3 10 14 5.34 .275 .328 .392 .720 1.5
3 Years AAA 10 2 .833 162 1 0 0 7 174.0 191 104 30 76 120 5.38 .286 .359 .478 .838  
2 Years AA 4 3 .571 96 3 0 0 9 87.3 79 31 9 35 77 3.20 .246 .320 .352 .672  
8 Years A 34 17 .667 389 2 0 0 31 433.0 348 133 29 136 421 2.76 .220 .282 .303 .585  
13 Years Minors 48 22 .686 647 6 0 0 47 694.3 618 268 68 247 618 3.47 .240 .307 .355 .662  
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   19 11 3 3 10   .268 .297 .423 .720
vs LH   14 8 0 7 4   .286 .375 .347 .722
Home 1 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 2 19.7 15 6 1 5 9 2.75 .224 .278 .299 .576
Away 1 1 .500 6 0 0 0 0 12.3 18 13 2 5 5 9.49 .340 .397 .509 .906
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.3 6 5 2 1 4 10.39 .300 .333 .650 .983
May 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 1 14.7 9 3 0 4 7 1.84 .188 .250 .208 .458
June 1 1 .500 6 0 0 0 1 13.0 18 11 1 5 3 7.62 .346 .404 .462 .865
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1971 22 DET AL P 14 0 32.0 7 2 0 1 1.000 2.53    
Career Totals   14 0 32.0 7 2 0 1 1.000 2.53    
Career Highs   14 0 32.0 7 2 0 1 1.000 2.53    
History
Drafted in 5th round, 82nd overall pick, by Detroit in 1971
Earned first career win on 5/9/1971
Traded from Detroit to Toronto on 2/13/1974 (Going to TOR: P Bruce Kison, 2B Len Randle, P Mark Ballinger, P Ross Grimsley. Going to DET: P Barry Lersch)
Injured on 7/4/1976 with a Fractured Nose, out for one week
Injured on 4/25/1977 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 8/2/1977 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Released by Toronto on 10/13/1982
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 4/3/1983 to a minor league deal
Traded from Oakland to New York (N) on 7/1/1983 (Going to OAK: CF Mike Easler, SS Phil Garner. Going to NYG: SS Rafael Belliard, P Mark Ballinger)