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Jay Baller

Jay Scott Baller

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: October 6, 1960 in Stayton, OR
High School: Canby HS (Canby, OR)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1979. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 19, 1982
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Phillies/Royals 1982-1992
Agents: Randy Hendricks,Alan Hendricks [*]
Final Game: August 31, 1992
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Standard Batting

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
1982 21 PHI NL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 0 0 0 /1
1985 24 CHC NL 20 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1986 25 CHC NL 36 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1987 26 CHC NL 23 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 427 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 29 KCR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1992 31 PHI NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Yrs 94 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .071 .133 .071 .205 -43 1 0 1 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 29 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .071 .133 .071 .205 -43 2 0 2 3 0 0
CHC (3 yrs) 79 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .071 .071 .071 .143 -61 1 0 0 2 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 0 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 91 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .071 .133 .071 .205 -43 1 0 1 2 0 0
AL (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1982 21 PHI NL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .511 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1985 24 CHC NL 20 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1986 25 CHC NL 36 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1987 26 CHC NL 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $75,000 1
1990 29 KCR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1992 31 PHI NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
6 Seasons 94 17 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .498 .500 -0.2 0.0 -1 $75,000
CHC (3 yrs) 79 16 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .498 .500 -0.2 0.0 -1 $75,000
PHI (2 yrs) 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
KCR (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

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
1982 21 PHI NL 1 0 0 1.000 .332 .000 0.3 0.0
1985 24 CHC NL 9 9 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .271 .000 .341 .000 .404 .000 .745 -100 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1986 25 CHC NL 6 6 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .269 .000 .341 .000 .406 .000 .747 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1987 26 CHC NL 1 0 1 109 1.000 1.000 .273 1.000 .343 1.000 .425 2.000 .768 427 .000 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
6 Yrs 17 15 1 1.8 103 .143 .071 .271 .133 .340 .071 .406 .205 .747 -43 .170 -2.9 -0.3 .154 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 29 26 2 1.8 103 .143 .071 .271 .133 .340 .071 .406 .205 .747 -43 .170 -2.9 -0.3 .154 .000 .000
CHC (3 yrs) 16 15 1 1.8 103 .143 .071 .271 .071 .341 .071 .406 .143 .747 -61 .170 -3.2 -0.3 .077 .000 .000
PHI (2 yrs) 1 0 0 1.000 .332 0.3 0.0

Ratio Batting*

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
1982 21 PHI NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0%
1985 24 CHC NL 9 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 22%
1986 25 CHC NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 0.67 67%
1987 26 CHC NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
6 Yrs 17 0.0% 41.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 1.67 41%
MLB Averages 2.1% 14.5% 8.5% 6.7% 29% 1.70 6.1 41.7 8.4 0.80 1.06 73% 20% 6.2% 22%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1982 21 PHI NL 0.3 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .61 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.60 0.4 0
1985 24 CHC NL -2.2 -0.2 9 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .91 -0.2 -0.0 -1.8 -0.2 0.76 -2.3 0
1986 25 CHC NL -1.4 -0.1 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .39 -0.1 -0.0 -1.0 -0.1 0.75 -1.4 0
1987 26 CHC NL 0.5 0.0 1 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.34 0.0 -0.0 0.4 0.0 0.86 0.5 0
1990 29 KCR AL 0.0 0.0
1992 31 PHI NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Yrs -2.9 -0.3 17 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .74 -0.3 0.0 -2.1 -0.2 0.76 -2.8 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1982 21 PHI NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 24 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 25 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 26 CHC NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

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
1982 21 PHI NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 24 CHC NL 9 11% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1986 25 CHC NL 6 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1987 26 CHC NL 1 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 17 18% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 60% 77% 11% 35% 15% 52% 56%

Cumulative Batting

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
1982 21 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 0 0 0
1983 22 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 0 0 0
1984 23 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 0 0 0
1985 24 24 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .111 .000 .111 -67 0 0 1 1 0 0
1986 25 60 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .071 .000 .071 -79 0 0 1 2 0 0
1987 26 83 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .071 .133 .071 .205 -43 1 0 1 2 0 0
1988 27 83 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .071 .133 .071 .205 -43 1 0 1 2 0 0
1989 28 83 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .071 .133 .071 .205 -43 1 0 1 2 0 0
1990 29 86 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .071 .133 .071 .205 -43 1 0 1 2 0 0
1991 30 86 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .071 .133 .071 .205 -43 1 0 1 2 0 0
1992 31 94 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .071 .133 .071 .205 -43 1 0 1 2 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1982 21 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4
1985 24 20 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 20
1986 25 36 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 36
1987 26 23 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 23
4 Yrs 83 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .071 .133 .071 .205 1 83
162 Game Avg. 162 33 27 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .071 .133 .071 .205 2 83

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1982 NL  born 1960-10-06 (9th)

                                         

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