John Balaz
John Lawrence Balaz
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 24, 1950 in Toronto, ON, CAN
High School: Point Loma (San Diego, CA)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 5th round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1974
Final Game: September 28, 1975
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1974 23 CAL AL 14 46 42 4 10 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 10 .238 .289 .310 .598 77 13 0 1 1 0 0 7
1975 24 CAL AL 45 127 120 10 29 8 1 1 10 0 0 5 25 .242 .270 .350 .620 81 42 1 0 1 1 0 7D/9
2 Seasons 59 173 162 14 39 8 1 2 15 0 0 7 35 .241 .275 .340 .614 80 55 1 1 2 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 475 445 38 107 22 3 5 41 0 0 19 96 .241 .275 .340 .614 80 151 3 3 5 3 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1974 23 CAL AL 46 33 4 3.3 84 .290 .238 .251 .289 .315 .310 .361 .598 .676 77 .393 -1.3 -0.1 .500 .119 .071 .0
1975 24 CAL AL 127 94 12 3.4 86 .295 .242 .249 .270 .317 .350 .365 .620 .682 81 .397 -3.1 -0.3 .511 .150 .108 .0
2 Seasons 173 127 16 3.4 86 .294 .241 .249 .275 .316 .340 .364 .614 .681 80 .397 -4.4 -0.4 .508 .142 .099 .0
162 Game Avg. 475 349 44 3.4 86 .294 .241 .249 .275 .316 .340 .364 .614 .681 80 .397 -4.4 -0.4 .508 .142 .099

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1974 23 CAL AL 46 2.2% 21.7% 4.4% 2.2% 10% 5.00 4.2 42.0 8.4 0.44 67%
1975 24 CAL AL 127 0.8% 19.7% 3.9% 7.9% 35% 5.00 4.8 120.0 12.0 0.84 75%
2 Seasons 173 1.2% 20.2% 4.1% 6.4% 28% 5.00 4.6 81.0 10.8 0.72 73%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1974 23 CAL AL 0 0 25% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1975 24 CAL AL 2 0 27% 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 33% 5 3 2 0 0 0 4 2 1
2 Seasons 2 0 27% 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 40% 9 6 3 0 0 0 6 2 3
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1974 23 CAL AL 46 57% 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 11 0 0% 2 1 50% 29 4 14% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1975 24 CAL AL 127 77% 29 7 2 0 1 2.14 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 21 1 5% 9 2 22% 79 9 11% 5 3 60% 8 3 38% 0
2 Seasons 173 72% 39 7 2 0 1 2.14 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 100% 32 1 3% 11 3 27% 108 13 12% 5 3 60% 9 4 44% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1974 23 14 46 42 4 10 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 10 .238 .289 .310 .598 77 13 0 1 1 0 0
1975 24 59 173 162 14 39 8 1 2 15 0 0 7 35 .241 .275 .340 .614 80 55 1 1 2 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1974 23 14 47 44 5 12 0 0 1 6 0 2 10 .273 .319 .341 .660 5 14
1975 24 45 132 125 12 33 9 1 1 12 0 6 25 .264 .295 .376 .671 14 45
2 Seasons 59 179 169 17 45 9 1 2 18 0 8 35 .266 .302 .367 .669 19 59
162 Game Avg. 162 491 464 47 124 25 3 5 49 0 22 96 .266 .302 .367 .669 52 59

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