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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 CAL AL 23 LF 12 12 102.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -27.1 -1.3 -2.3 1.0 -1 1.41 1.33 .975 2.12 1.75
1974 CAL AL 23 OF 12 12 102.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -27.1 -1.3 -2.3 1.0 -1 1.50 1.42 .982 2.41 2.12
1975 CAL AL 24 OF 27 22 192.0 43 40 3 0 1 1.000 -0.5 -3.1 -1.5 -1.6 0.1 1 2.02 1.59 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 CAL AL 24 LF 19 17 148.0 31 28 3 0 1 1.000 -1.0 -8.1 -2.0 -1.9 -0.1 1 1.89 1.63 .977 2.18 1.80
1975 CAL AL 24 DH 11
1975 CAL AL 24 RF 8 5 44.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 13.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 2.25 1.38 .973 2.11 1.84
2 Seasons OF 39 34 294.0 60 57 3 0 1 1.000 -2.8 -11.4 -2.8 -3.9 1.1 0 1.84 1.54 .980 2.38 2.11
2 Seasons LF 31 29 250.0 47 44 3 0 1 1.000 -3.3 -15.8 -3.3 -4.2 0.9 0 1.69 1.52 .977 2.15 1.78
1 Season DH 11
1 Season RF 8 5 44.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 13.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 2.25 1.38 .973 2.11 1.84
2 Seasons TOT 39 34 294.0 60 57 3 0 1 1.000 -2.8 -11.4 -2.8 -3.9 1.1 0 1.84 1.54 .980 2.38 2.11

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1974 CAL AL 23 14 12 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 2 0
1975 CAL AL 24 45 30 45 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 8 27 8 10 0
2 Seasons 59 42 59 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 8 39 8 12 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1974 CAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 17 10 58.8% 7 0 0.0% 0 436 71% 71% 23% 46 35%
1975 CAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 6 4 0 4 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 18 9 50.0% 7 2 11.1% 1 676 55% 76% 23% 63 48%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 15 9 0 6 1 1 4 3 0 4 2 0 6 4 1 35 19 54.3% 14 2 5.7% 1 1112 62% 74% 23% 109 42%
MLB Averages 58.3% 3.0% 60% 78% 26% 49%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1975 CAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 195 56% 77% 27% 17 65%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 195 56% 77% 27% 17 65%
MLB Averages 43.1% 3.0% 60% 78% 26% 54%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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