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John Bale

John Robert Bale

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: May 22, 1974 in Cheverly, MD
High School: Crestview (Crestview, FL)
School: University of Southern Mississippi
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 30, 1999
Teams (by GP): Royals/Orioles/Reds/BlueJays 1999-2009
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1999 25 TOR AL 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 3 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 10 36 2.000 9.0 4.5 9.0 18.0 2.00
2000 26 TOR AL 0 0 14.73 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 5 7 6 1 3 0 6 2 0 0 22 34 2.182 12.3 2.5 7.4 14.7 2.00
2001 27 BAL AL 1 0 1.000 3.04 14 0 3 0 0 0 26.2 18 14 9 2 17 0 21 1 0 1 113 142 1.313 6.1 0.7 5.7 7.1 1.24
2003 29 CIN NL 1 2 .333 4.47 10 9 0 0 0 0 46.1 50 24 23 7 12 2 37 2 0 1 195 92 1.338 9.7 1.4 2.3 7.2 3.08
2007 33 KCR AL 1 1 .500 4.05 26 0 5 0 0 0 40.0 45 18 18 1 17 2 42 1 0 2 179 113 1.550 10.1 0.2 3.8 9.5 2.47
2008 34 KCR AL 0 3 .000 4.39 13 3 1 0 0 0 26.2 29 13 13 1 6 0 14 0 0 1 110 99 1.313 9.8 0.3 2.0 4.7 2.33
2009 35 KCR AL 0 1 .000 5.72 43 0 12 0 0 1 28.1 34 19 18 3 18 2 24 1 0 2 136 77 1.835 10.8 1.0 5.7 7.6 1.33
7 Seasons 3 7 .300 4.66 109 12 21 0 0 1 173.2 183 98 90 16 75 6 148 7 0 7 765 94 1.486 9.5 0.8 3.9 7.7 1.97
162 Game Avg. 2 4 .300 4.66 61 7 12 0 0 1 98 103 55 51 9 42 3 83 4 0 4 430 94 1.486 9.5 0.8 3.9 7.7 1.97
KCR (3 yrs) 1 5 .167 4.64 82 3 18 0 0 1 95.0 108 50 49 5 41 4 80 2 0 5 425 96 1.568 10.2 0.5 3.9 7.6 1.95
TOR (2 yrs) 0 0 14.29 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 7 10 9 2 5 0 10 2 0 0 32 35 2.118 11.1 3.2 7.9 15.9 2.00
CIN (1 yr) 1 2 .333 4.47 10 9 0 0 0 0 46.1 50 24 23 7 12 2 37 2 0 1 195 92 1.338 9.7 1.4 2.3 7.2 3.08
BAL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 3.04 14 0 3 0 0 0 26.2 18 14 9 2 17 0 21 1 0 1 113 142 1.313 6.1 0.7 5.7 7.1 1.24
AL (6 yrs) 2 5 .286 4.74 99 3 21 0 0 1 127.1 133 74 67 9 63 4 111 5 0 6 570 94 1.539 9.4 0.6 4.5 7.8 1.76
NL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 4.47 10 9 0 0 0 0 46.1 50 24 23 7 12 2 37 2 0 1 195 92 1.338 9.7 1.4 2.3 7.2 3.08

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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
2003 29 CIN NL 10 17 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .118 .118 .118 .235 -37 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 35 KCR AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 14 17 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .118 .118 .118 .235 -37 2 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 197 197 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 .118 .118 .118 .235 -37 23 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (3 yrs) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 10 17 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .118 .118 .118 .235 -37 2 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1999 TOR AL 25 P 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.50
2000 TOR AL 26 P 2 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.72 0.45
2001 BAL AL 27 P 14 0 26.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.01 0.21 .967 1.76 0.49
2003 CIN NL 29 P 10 9 46.1 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.55 0.80 .950 1.85 0.48
2007 KCR AL 33 P 26 0 40.0 9 1 8 0 1 1.000 2.02 0.35 .956 1.60 0.42
2008 KCR AL 34 P 13 3 26.2 9 0 9 0 1 1.000 3.04 0.69 .944 1.59 0.42
2009 KCR AL 35 P 43 0 28.1 9 3 5 1 1 .889 2.54 0.19 .956 1.56 0.40
7 Seasons P 109 12 173.2 38 6 31 1 3 .974 1.92 0.34 .953 1.68 0.43
7 Seasons TOT 109 12 173.2 38 6 31 1 3 .974 1.92 0.34 .926 1.68 0.43

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Transactions

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1994 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1996.

December 11, 2000: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Baltimore Orioles for Jayson Werth.

April 3, 2002: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Gary Matthews.

October 15, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

October 31, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

May 3, 2003: Released by the New York Mets.

May 8, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

December 10, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

December 12, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2007Kansas City Royals$1,800,000
2008Kansas City Royals$2,200,000
2009Kansas City Royals$1,200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,200,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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