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John Bale

John Robert Bale

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: May 22, 1974 in Cheverly, Maryland, US
High School: Crestview HS (Crestview, FL)
Schools: Jefferson Davis Community College (Brewton, AL), University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jefferson Davis Community College (Brewton, AL), the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS).

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Pitching: 2009 / 2008

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1996	22	St. Catharines	NYPL	A-	TOR	3	2	.600	4.86	8	8	0	0	0	0	33.1	39	21	18	2	11	0	35	0	2	4	148	1.500	10.5	0.5	3.0	9.4	3.18
1997	23	Hagerstown	SALL	A	TOR	7	7	.500	4.30	25	25	0	0	0	0	140.1	130	83	67	11	63	1	155	1	0	11	603	1.375	8.3	0.7	4.0	9.9	2.46
1998	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	TOR	4	5	.444	4.68	27	9	7	0	0	4	67.1	69	40	35	6	23	1	78	4	1	6	295	1.366	9.2	0.8	3.1	10.4	3.39
1998	24	Dunedin	FLOR	A+	TOR	4	5	.444	4.64	24	9	5	0	0	4	66.0	68	39	34	5	23	1	78	4	1	6	290	1.379	9.3	0.7	3.1	10.6	3.39
1998	24	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	TOR	0	0		6.75	3	0	2	0	0	0	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.750	6.8	6.8	0.0	0.0
1999	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	TOR	2	5	.286	3.81	39	8	9	0	0	1	85.0	80	46	36	8	26	1	101	0	0	5	357	1.247	8.5	0.8	2.8	10.7	3.88
1999	25	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	TOR	2	2	.500	3.75	33	4	9	0	0	1	62.1	64	32	26	7	16	1	91	0	0	4	265	1.283	9.2	1.0	2.3	13.1	5.69
1999	25	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	0	3	.000	3.97	6	4	0	0	0	0	22.2	16	14	10	1	10	0	10	0	0	1	92	1.147	6.4	0.4	4.0	4.0	1.00
2000	26	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	3	4	.429	3.19	21	12	2	0	0	0	79.0	68	35	28	4	41	0	70	2	0	4	338	1.380	7.7	0.5	4.7	8.0	1.71
2001	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	BAL	1	1	.500	2.08	11	9	0	0	0	0	34.2	32	9	8	1	7	0	48	0	0	2	139	1.125	8.3	0.3	1.8	12.5	6.86
2001	27	Orioles	GULF	Rk	BAL	0	0		2.25	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	7	0	0	1	14	0.750	2.2	0.0	4.5	15.8	3.50
2001	27	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	1	1	.500	2.05	9	7	0	0	0	0	30.2	31	8	7	1	5	0	41	0	0	1	125	1.174	9.1	0.3	1.5	12.0	8.20
2002	28	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	2	2	.500	3.54	12	2	4	0	2	0	28.0	22	11	11	2	7	0	27	2	0	1	111	1.036	7.1	0.6	2.2	8.7	3.86
2003	29	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	CIN,NYM	4	2	.667	3.30	34	2	15	0	0	4	57.1	47	22	21	1	16	0	58	2	0	1	236	1.099	7.4	0.2	2.5	9.1	3.63
2003	29	Louisville, Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM,CIN	4	2	.667	3.30	34	2	15	0	0	4	57.1	47	22	21	1	16	0	58	2	0	1	236	1.099	7.4	0.2	2.5	9.1	3.63
2003	29	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	0	1	.000	3.29	8	0	1	0	0	0	13.2	11	5	5	0	3	0	15	0	0	0	55	1.024	7.2	0.0	2.0	9.9	5.00
2003	29	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	4	1	.800	3.30	26	2	14	0	0	4	43.2	36	17	16	1	13	0	43	2	0	1	181	1.122	7.4	0.2	2.7	8.9	3.31

2005	31	Hiroshima	JPCL	Fgn		2	1	.667	3.19	51	0	46	0	0	24	53.2	44	24	19	9	16	0	72	5	0	1	227	1.118	7.4	1.5	2.7	12.1	4.50
2006	32	Hiroshima	JPCL	Fgn		1	2	.333	2.93	30	5	11	0	0	6	43.0	45	16	14	5	11	1	46	0	0	1	183	1.302	9.4	1.0	2.3	9.6	4.18
2007	33	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR	0	1	.000	3.24	11	7	0	0	0	0	16.2	18	7	6	1	3	0	12	0	0	0	69	1.260	9.7	0.5	1.6	6.5	4.00
2007	33	Wichita	TL	AA	KCR	0	0		4.50	3	3	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.750	11.2	2.2	4.5	0.0	0.00
2007	33	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	0	1	.000	2.84	8	4	0	0	0	0	12.2	13	5	4	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	51	1.105	9.2	0.0	0.7	8.5	12.00
2008	34	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR	0	3	.000	10.12	12	8	0	0	0	0	13.1	20	15	15	3	5	0	11	0	0	0	64	1.875	13.5	2.0	3.4	7.4	2.20
2008	34	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	0	0		5.40	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	1.800	16.2	0.0	0.0	16.2
2008	34	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	0	3	.000	10.80	10	7	0	0	0	0	11.2	17	14	14	3	5	0	8	0	0	0	57	1.886	13.1	2.3	3.9	6.2	1.60
2009	35	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	0	0		1.35	6	0	1	0	0	0	6.2	4	2	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	25	0.750	5.4	0.0	1.4	6.8	5.00
2010	36	Hiroshima	JPCL	Fgn		0	3	.000	7.09	30	0	8	0	0	1	26.2	29	23	21	3	15	0	21	3	0	0	124	1.650	9.8	1.0	5.1	7.1	1.40
2011	37	Camden	ATLL	Ind		1	2	.333	2.35	52	1	20	0	0	4	61.1	57	18	16	4	17	5	50	2	1	1	255	1.207	8.4	0.6	2.5	7.3	2.94
15 Seasons						30	40	.429	3.81	369	96	123	0	2	44	746.1	704	372	316	60	262	9	789	21	4	37	3174	1.294	8.5	0.7	3.2	9.5	3.01
AAA (7 seasons)				AAA		10	16	.385	3.53	100	38	21	0	2	4	242.0	214	109	95	12	85	0	226	6	0	8	1010	1.236	8.0	0.4	3.2	8.4	2.66
AA (5 seasons)				AA		2	2	.500	3.67	47	8	12	0	0	1	76.0	77	38	31	9	19	1	99	0	0	4	320	1.263	9.1	1.1	2.2	11.7	5.21
Fgn (3 seasons)				Fgn		3	6	.333	3.94	111	5	65	0	0	31	123.1	118	63	54	17	42	1	139	8	0	2	534	1.297	8.6	1.2	3.1	10.1	3.31
A (1 season)				A		7	7	.500	4.30	25	25	0	0	0	0	140.1	130	83	67	11	63	1	155	1	0	11	603	1.375	8.3	0.7	4.0	9.9	2.46
Rk (1 season)				Rk		0	0		2.25	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	7	0	0	1	14	0.750	2.2	0.0	4.5	15.8	3.50
A- (1 season)				A-		3	2	.600	4.86	8	8	0	0	0	0	33.1	39	21	18	2	11	0	35	0	2	4	148	1.500	10.5	0.5	3.0	9.4	3.18
A+ (1 season)				A+		4	5	.444	4.64	24	9	5	0	0	4	66.0	68	39	34	5	23	1	78	4	1	6	290	1.379	9.3	0.7	3.1	10.6	3.39
Ind (1 season)				Ind		1	2	.333	2.35	52	1	20	0	0	4	61.1	57	18	16	4	17	5	50	2	1	1	255	1.207	8.4	0.6	2.5	7.3	2.94

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1996	22	St. Catharines	NYPL	A-	TOR	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	23	Hagerstown	SALL	A	TOR	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	TOR	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	24	Dunedin	FLOR	A+	TOR	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	24	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	TOR	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	TOR	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	25	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	TOR	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	25	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	26	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	BAL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	27	Orioles	GULF	Rk	BAL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	27	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	28	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	29	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	CIN,NYM	35	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	29	Louisville,Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM,CIN	35	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	29	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	29	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	27	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	30	Hiroshima	JPCL	Fgn
2005	31	Hiroshima	JPCL	Fgn		51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	32	Hiroshima	JPCL	Fgn		30	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	33	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	33	Wichita	TL	AA	KCR	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	33	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	34	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	34	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	34	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	35	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	36	Hiroshima	JPCL	Fgn		30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	37	Camden	ATLL	Ind		52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0
16 Seasons						370	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.000	.083	.000	.083	0	0	0	0	0	0
AAA (7 seasons)				AAA		101	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	0	0	0
AA (5 seasons)				AA		47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
Fgn (4 seasons)				Fgn		111	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
A (1 season)				A		25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
Rk (1 season)				Rk		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
A- (1 season)				A-		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
A+ (1 season)				A+		24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
Ind (1 season)				Ind		52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%
1996	22	St. Catharines	NYPL	A-	TOR	P	8	8	0	7	1	1	.875	0.88	8	2	20%
1997	23	Hagerstown	SALL	A	TOR	P	25	27	6	20	1	2	.963	1.04	36	11	23%
1998	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	TOR	P	27	13	2	7	4	0	.692	0.33	11	2	15%
1998	24	Dunedin	FLOR	A+	TOR	P	24	13	2	7	4	0	.692	0.38	11	2	15%
1998	24	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	TOR	P	3	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0	0
1999	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	TOR	P	39	13	5	7	1	0	.923	0.31	13	3	19%
1999	25	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	TOR	P	33	8	3	4	1	0	.875	0.21	9	2	18%
1999	25	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	P	6	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	0.83	4	1	20%
2000	26	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	P	21	8	0	7	1	1	.875	0.33	7	0	0%
2001	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	BAL	P	11	7	4	2	1	0	.857	0.55	6	0	0%
2001	27	Orioles	GULF	Rk	BAL	P	2	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	0	0
2001	27	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	P	9	5	3	1	1	0	.800	0.44	6	0	0%
2002	28	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	P	12	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	0.50	5	1	17%
2003	29	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	CIN,NYM	P	34	3	1	1	1	0	.667	0.06	5	1	17%
2003	29	Louisville, Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM,CIN	P	34	3	1	1	1	0	.667	0.06	5	1	17%
2003	29	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	P	8	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	2	1	33%
2003	29	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	P	26	3	1	1	1	0	.667	0.08	3	0	0%

2005	31	Hiroshima	JPCL	Fgn		P	51	6	0	6	0	0	1.000	0.12
2006	32	Hiroshima	JPCL	Fgn		P	30	10	2	7	1	2	.900	0.30
2007	33	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR	P	11	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.18	3	0	0%
2007	33	Wichita	TL	AA	KCR	P	3	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0	0
2007	33	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	P	8	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.25	3	0	0%
2008	34	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR	P	12	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	0.25	0	1	100%
2008	34	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	P	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50	0	1	100%
2008	34	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	P	10	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.20	0	0
2009	35	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	P	6	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.17	0	0
2010	36	Hiroshima	JPCL	Fgn		P	30	5	0	4	1	0	.800	0.13
2011	37	Camden	ATLL	Ind		P	52	14	1	11	2	0	.857	0.23	0	0
15 Seasons							369	126	24	88	14	6	.889	0.30	94	21	18%

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1996	22	St. Catharines Stompers	New York-Pennsylvania League	A-	TOR
1997	23	Hagerstown Suns	South Atlantic League	A	TOR
1998	24	Knoxville Smokies	Southern League	AA	TOR
1998	24	Dunedin Blue Jays	Florida State League	A+	TOR
1999	25	Syracuse SkyChiefs	International League	AAA	TOR
1999	25	Knoxville Smokies	Southern League	AA	TOR
1999	25	Toronto Blue Jays	American League	MLB	TOR	1	1999-09-30	1999-09-30
2000	26	Syracuse SkyChiefs	International League	AAA	TOR
2000	26	Toronto Blue Jays	American League	MLB	TOR	1	2000-04-18	2000-04-25
2001	27	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League	Rk	BAL
2001	27	Rochester Red Wings	International League	AAA	BAL
2001	27	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	2001-04-14	2001-10-03
2002	28	Norfolk Tides	International League	AAA	NYM
2003	29	Norfolk Tides	International League	AAA	NYM	1
2003	29	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1	2003-08-03	2003-09-18
2003	29	Louisville Bats	International League	AAA	CIN	2
2004	30	Hiroshima Carp	Japan Central League	Fgn
2005	31	Hiroshima Carp	Japan Central League	Fgn
2006	32	Hiroshima Carp	Japan Central League	Fgn
2007	33	Wichita Wranglers	Texas League	AA	KCR		2007-04-30	2007-05-05
2007	33	Omaha Royals	Pacific Coast League	AAA	KCR		2007-05-27	2007-07-07
2007	33	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	2007-07-15	2007-09-29
2008	34	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Texas League	AA	KCR		2008-07-15	2008-07-17
2008	34	Omaha Royals	Pacific Coast League	AAA	KCR		2008-07-20	2008-08-30
2008	34	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	2008-04-04	2008-09-27
2009	35	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Texas League	AA	KCR		2009-05-06	2009-05-19
2009	35	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	2009-05-24	2009-10-02
2010	36	Hiroshima Carp	Japan Central League	Fgn			2010-05-01	2010-09-18
2011	37	Camden Riversharks	Atlantic League	Ind			2011-04-30	2011-09-17

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Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball.

Total Zone Rating and Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com.

Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of 24-7 Baseball.

Player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Many thanks to him. We have only selected seasons (players who debuted before 1960) for which we believe the image has reverted into the public domain. We will quickly remove any images for which that can be shown to not be the case.Please let us know if you are aware of any such images on this site.

Play Index Loading Photos from the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress.

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