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John
Balaz		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 180
 
Born: November 24, 1950 in Can, ON, TORONTO
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 23 DET AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5
1975 24 DET AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1976 25 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1977 26 DET AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1978 27 DET AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1979 28 DET AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 8 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1980 29 DET AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 5 5
1981 30 DET AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 5 5
1982 31 DET AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 8 8 8 2 2 2 5 5 5
1983 32 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 8 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5
1984 33 SDP NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1974 23 AA   31 122 7 27 6 0 1 10 2 0 9 19 .221 .275 .295 .570 10.1  
    A   106 419 34 131 30 2 11 42 2 8 44 61 .313 .378 .473 .851 68.6  
1975 24 AAA   137 551 56 154 41 4 7 63 5 5 17 79 .279 .301 .407 .708 61.7  
1976 25 DET AL 51 187 13 45 8 3 2 24 0 1 6 41 .241 .262 .348 .609 15.5 0.8
    AAA   73 242 15 56 15 2 3 19 1 0 11 35 .231 .265 .347 .612 21.3  
1977 26 AAA   25 95 7 20 7 1 0 5 1 1 6 14 .211 .257 .305 .563 6.8  
    AA   112 460 44 125 28 2 4 40 6 2 15 51 .272 .295 .367 .662 46.9  
1978 27 AAA   83 344 31 86 20 1 3 15 3 3 14 54 .250 .279 .340 .619 30.3  
    AA   53 210 21 64 10 1 2 12 0 2 13 31 .305 .345 .390 .736 26.4  
1979 28 AAA   123 478 47 144 31 5 9 61 2 3 27 69 .301 .339 .444 .782 66.5  
1980 29 AAA   136 551 62 170 35 3 4 65 2 4 32 66 .309 .346 .405 .751 71.5  
1981 30 AAA   137 545 47 132 31 4 5 52 4 3 31 94 .242 .283 .341 .624 50.3  
1982 31 AAA   137 567 56 136 23 6 2 37 3 3 29 106 .240 .277 .312 .589 46.2  
1983 32 DET AL 57 92 10 16 6 1 0 7 0 0 3 23 .174 .200 .261 .461 2.8 0.0
1984 33 AA   137 539 52 126 35 2 4 43 5 5 30 82 .234 .274 .328 .603 45.4  
2 Years Sim 108 279 23 61 14 4 2 31 0 1 9 64 .219 .241 .319 .560 18.3 0.8
8 Years AAA 851 3373 321 898 203 26 33 317 21 22 167 517 .266 .301 .371 .672 354.6  
4 Years AA 333 1331 124 342 79 5 11 105 13 9 67 183 .257 .293 .349 .642 128.7  
1 Years A 106 419 34 131 30 2 11 42 2 8 44 61 .313 .378 .473 .851 68.6  
13 Years Minors 1290 5123 479 1371 312 33 55 464 36 39 278 761 .268 .306 .374 .679 552.0  
162 Game Average 418 34 91 21 6 3 46 0 1 13 96 .219 .241 .319 .560 27.5  
Career Highs 57 187 13 45 8 3 2 24 0 1 6 41 .241 .262 .348 .609 15.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   196 17 42 10 4 2 25 0 1 8 41 .214 .243 .337 .579 14.9
vs LH   83 6 19 4 0 0 6 0 0 1 23 .229 .238 .277 .515 4.6
Home 53 138 12 26 6 2 1 12 0 0 4 33 .188 .208 .283 .491 6.9
Away 55 141 11 35 8 2 1 19 0 1 5 31 .248 .274 .355 .629 12.5
RISP   82 0 16 3 1 1 28 0 0 2 22 .195 .209 .293 .502 4.5
Close/Late   29 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .172 .250 .207 .457 1.4
Mar/Apr 33 107 4 22 6 1 1 10 0 1 3 25 .206 .227 .308 .536 6.3
May 36 106 10 29 5 2 1 17 0 0 4 22 .274 .295 .387 .681 11.6
June 10 22 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .045 .087 .045 .132 -1.2
July 11 13 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .231 .231 .308 .538 0.8
August 11 25 4 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 3 .240 .269 .400 .669 2.5
Sep/Oct 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1976 25 DET AL LF 51 51 424.7 95 0 0 0 1.000 2.01   0.9
1983 32 DET AL CF 12 12 100.0 29 1 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.5
    LF 35 4 92.0 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.57    
    RF 10 4 47.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.96    
  LF 86 55 516.7 111 0 0 0 1.000 1.93   0.9
  CF 12 12 100.0 29 1 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.5
  RF 10 4 47.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.96    
Career Totals   108 71 663.7 145 1 0 0 1.000 1.98   1.4
Career Highs   57 51 424.7 95 1 0 0 1.000 2.01    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1983 32 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
History
Drafted in 5th round, 94th overall pick, by Detroit in 1974
Had first career hit on 4/2/1976, off Jack Billingham (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1976, off Phil Hennigan (KCR)
Injured on 7/11/1978 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days
Injured on 7/28/1979 with a Fractured Ankle, out for 2-3 weeks
Injured on 8/24/1979 with a Pinched Nerve Neck, out for 5 days
Traded from Detroit to San Diego on 3/4/1984 (Going to DET: DH Bernie Carbo, 1B Oscar Gamble. Going to SDP: LF Bruce Boisclair, RF Dave Parker, LF John Balaz, P Rich Troedson)
 
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