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Jay Baller
Jay Scot Baller
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: October 6, 1960 in Stayton, 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
Final Game: August 31, 1992
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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
1982 21 PHI NL 0 0 3.38 4 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 7 4 3 1 2 0 7 1 1 0 35 109 1.125 7.9 1.1 2.3 7.9 3.50
1985 24 CHC NL 2 3 .400 3.46 20 4 4 0 0 1 52.0 52 21 20 8 17 7 31 1 0 2 223 114 1.327 9.0 1.4 2.9 5.4 1.82
1986 25 CHC NL 2 4 .333 5.37 36 0 16 0 0 5 53.2 58 37 32 7 28 4 42 2 4 2 248 75 1.602 9.7 1.2 4.7 7.0 1.50
1987 26 CHC NL 0 1 .000 6.75 23 0 9 0 0 0 29.1 38 22 22 4 20 2 27 0 2 5 139 63 1.977 11.7 1.2 6.1 8.3 1.35
1990 29 KCR AL 0 1 .000 15.43 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 4 4 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 14 25 2.571 15.4 3.9 7.7 3.9 0.50
1992 31 PHI NL 0 0 8.18 8 0 4 0 0 0 11.0 10 10 10 5 10 0 9 0 0 1 51 43 1.818 8.2 4.1 8.2 7.4 0.90
6 Seasons 4 9 .308 5.24 94 5 36 0 0 6 156.1 169 98 91 26 79 14 117 5 7 11 710 76 1.586 9.7 1.5 4.5 6.7 1.48
162 Game Avg. 3 6 .308 5.24 65 3 25 0 0 4 107 116 67 63 18 54 10 80 3 5 8 488 76 1.586 9.7 1.5 4.5 6.7 1.48
CHC (3 yrs) 4 8 .333 4.93 79 4 29 0 0 6 135.0 148 80 74 19 65 13 100 3 6 9 610 82 1.578 9.9 1.3 4.3 6.7 1.54
PHI (2 yrs) 0 0 6.16 12 1 5 0 0 0 19.0 17 14 13 6 12 0 16 1 1 1 86 58 1.526 8.1 2.8 5.7 7.6 1.33
KCR (1 yr) 0 1 .000 15.43 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 4 4 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 14 25 2.571 15.4 3.9 7.7 3.9 0.50
NL (5 yrs) 4 8 .333 5.08 91 5 34 0 0 6 154.0 165 94 87 25 77 13 116 4 7 10 696 78 1.571 9.6 1.5 4.5 6.8 1.51
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 15.43 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 4 4 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 14 25 2.571 15.4 3.9 7.7 3.9 0.50
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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
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
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 Seasons 91 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 30 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .071 .133 .071 .205 -43 2 0 2 4 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
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1982 PHI NL 21 P 4 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.12 0.25 .900 1.91 0.70
1985 CHC NL 24 P 20 4 52.0 10 4 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.73 0.50 .950 1.92 0.68
1986 CHC NL 25 P 36 0 53.2 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.01 0.17 .950 1.95 0.66
1987 CHC NL 26 P 23 0 29.1 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.0 0.0 0.92 0.13 .975 1.90 0.62
1990 KCR AL 29 P 3 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.93 0.60
1992 PHI NL 31 P 8 0 11.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.64 0.25 .950 1.96 0.60
6 Seasons P 94 5 156.1 23 7 15 1 0 .957 0.0 0.0 1.27 0.23 .952 1.93 0.65
6 Seasons TOT 94 5 156.1 23 7 15 1 0 .957 0.0 0.0 1.27 0.23 .909 1.93 0.65

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

                                         

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1979.

December 9, 1982: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Julio Franco, Manny Trillo, George Vukovich and Jerry Willard to the Cleveland Indians for Von Hayes.

April 1, 1985: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Dan Rohn.

December 21, 1987: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

February 17, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

March, 1988: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

March, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

October 15, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

January, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 4, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

January 22, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

April 6, 1991: Released by the Houston Astros.

May 15, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 15, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 10, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 15, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

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1987Chicago Cubs$75,000
Career (may be incomplete)$75,000
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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