Win Ballou

Noble Winfred Ballou

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 30, 1897 in Mount Morgan, KY
School: Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 24, 1925
Teams (by GP): Browns/Robins/Senators 1925-1929

Final Game: September 15, 1929
Died: January 29, 1963 in San Francisco, CA
Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Daly City, CA
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1922	24	VBG,CNG,PAK	A,D	12	9	.571	1.32	29						170.0	180	84	25		50							1.353	9.5		2.6			VBG,CNG,PAK · CSTL,SOUA,BLGR
1923	25	CNG	A	8	11	.421	4.63	25						177.0	209	118	91		67							1.559	10.6		3.4			CNG · SOUA
1925	27	CNG	A	8	11	.421	4.42	31						169.0	190	105	83		74							1.562	10.1		3.9			CNG · SOUA
1925	27	WSH	AL	1	1	.500	4.55	10	1	6	1	0	0	27.2	38	17	14	1	13	13	0	0	1	125	94	1.843	12.4	0.3	4.2	4.2	1.00
1926	28	SLB	AL	11	10	.524	4.79	43	14	22	5	0	2	154.0	186	99	82	12	71	59	4	0	8	704	89	1.669	10.9	0.7	4.1	3.4	0.83
1927	29	SLB	AL	5	6	.455	4.78	21	11	3	4	0	0	90.1	105	56	48	4	46	17	1	0	1	396	91	1.672	10.5	0.4	4.6	1.7	0.37

1928	30	MLW	AA	14	14	.500	4.02	42						244.0	247	128	109		103	116	3		10			1.434	9.1		3.8	4.3	1.13	MLW · AA
1929	31	BRO	NL	2	3	.400	6.71	25	2	13	0	0	0	57.2	69	52	43	5	38	20	0	0	2	275	69	1.855	10.8	0.8	5.9	3.1	0.53
1930	32	LOS	AA	16	7	.696	3.78	44						238.0	243	108	100		95							1.420	9.2		3.6			LOS · PCL
1931	33	LOS	AA	24	13	.649	3.71	48						286.0	309	146	118		89							1.392	9.7		2.8			LOS · PCL
1932	34	CHC-min	AA	18	21	.462	4.37	55						305.0	357	174	148		87							1.456	10.5		2.6			LOS · PCL
1933	35	CHC-min	AA	12	19	.387	3.69	50						217.0	234	129	89		69							1.396	9.7		2.9			LOS · PCL
1934	36	SFR	AA	13	12	.520	3.39	50						210.0	216	108	79		64							1.333	9.3		2.7			SFR · PCL
1935	37	SFR	AA	18	8	.692	3.27	33						220.0	241	107	80		69							1.409	9.9		2.8			SFR · PCL
1936	38	SFR	AA	11	16	.407	4.79	40						220.0	278	136	117		63							1.550	11.4		2.6			SFR · PCL
1937	39	SFR	AA	13	12	.520	3.71	43						153.0	165	92	63		55							1.438	9.7		3.2			SFR · PCL
1938	40	SFR	AA	10	2	.833	2.41	45	1					86.0	82	38	23		36							1.372	8.6		3.8			SFR · PCL
1939	41	SFR	AA	8	7	.533	2.82	44	5					99.0	92	63	31		48							1.414	8.4		4.4			SFR · PCL
1940	42	SFR	AA	6	7	.462	3.63	46	0					67.0	77	51	27		25							1.522	10.3		3.4			SFR · PCL
1941	43	DET-min	AA	3	5	.375	3.55	24	0		0	0		38.0	41	28	15		20	16						1.605	9.7		4.7	3.8	0.80	SFR · PCL
1943	45	SFR	AA	1	1	.500	6.19	16	0		0	0		16.0	23	15	11		8	2						1.938	12.9		4.5	1.1	0.25	SFR · PCL
1944	46	SFR	AA	1	1	.500	4.50	13	0		0	0		14.0	27	10	7		7	5						2.429	17.4		4.5	3.2	0.71	SFR · PCL
4 Yrs				19	20	.487	5.11	99	28	44	10	0	2	329.2	398	224	187	22	168	109	5	0	12	1500	85	1.717	10.9	0.6	4.6	3.0	0.65
162 Game Avg.				10	11	.487	5.11	53	15	24	5	0	1	177	213	120	100	12	90	58	3	0	6	803	85	1.717	10.9	0.6	4.6	3.0	0.65

SLB (2 yrs)				16	16	.500	4.79	64	25	25	9	0	2	244.1	291	155	130	16	117	76	5	0	9	1100	90	1.670	10.7	0.6	4.3	2.8	0.65
WSH (1 yr)				1	1	.500	4.55	10	1	6	1	0	0	27.2	38	17	14	1	13	13	0	0	1	125	94	1.843	12.4	0.3	4.2	4.2	1.00
BRO (1 yr)				2	3	.400	6.71	25	2	13	0	0	0	57.2	69	52	43	5	38	20	0	0	2	275	69	1.855	10.8	0.8	5.9	3.1	0.53

AL (3 yrs)				17	17	.500	4.76	74	26	31	10	0	2	272.0	329	172	144	17	130	89	5	0	10	1225	90	1.688	10.9	0.6	4.3	2.9	0.68
NL (1 yr)				2	3	.400	6.71	25	2	13	0	0	0	57.2	69	52	43	5	38	20	0	0	2	275	69	1.855	10.8	0.8	5.9	3.1	0.53

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1925	27	WSH	AL	28.1	10	1	17	5.40	4.96	0.24	0.00	98.6	4.64	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.0	1	.477	.499	$
1926	28	SLB	AL	153.1	43	14	99	5.81	4.89	-0.10	0.00	105.0	5.24	-10	-1.0	1.0	-0.1	0.3	7	.478	.494	$
1927	29	SLB	AL	89.1	21	11	56	5.64	5.07	-0.16	0.00	105.6	5.51	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.6	9	.493	.499	$

1929	31	BRO	NL	57.2	25	2	52	8.12	5.54	-0.27	0.00	99.4	5.77	-15	-1.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.9	-8	.447	.492	$
4 Seasons				328.2	99	28	224	6.13	5.06	-0.12	0.00	103.6	5.36	-29	-2.7	1.0	-0.2	0.0	9	.473	.496	$

SLB (2 yrs)				242.2	64	25	155	5.75	4.96	-0.12	0.00	105.2	5.34	-11	-1.1	1.0	-0.1	0.9	17	.483	.497	$
WSH (1 yr)				28.1	10	1	17	5.40	4.96	0.24	0.00	98.6	4.64	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.0	1	.477	.499	$
BRO (1 yr)				57.2	25	2	52	8.12	5.54	-0.27	0.00	99.4	5.77	-15	-1.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.9	-8	.447	.492	$

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Rslt	Opp	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1925	27	WSH	AL	WS	L	PIT	0	0		0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0.600	0.0	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
1 WS							0	0		0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0.600	0.0	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1925	27	WSH	AL	131	0.8%	9.9%	9.9%	3.1%	11%	79%
1926	28	SLB	AL	704	1.7%	8.4%	10.1%	2.4%	9%	75%
1927	29	SLB	AL	394	1.0%	4.3%	11.7%	3.1%	11%	81%

1929	31	BRO	NL	275	1.8%	7.3%	13.8%			73%
4 Yrs				1504	1.5%	7.3%	11.2%	2.2%	8%	77%
MLB Averages					1.1%	7.2%	8.1%	3.2%	13%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1925	27	1	1	.500	4.55	10	1	6	1	0	27.2	38	17	14	1	13	13	0	1	125	94	1.843	12.4	0.3	4.2	4.2	1.00	94
1926	28	12	11	.522	4.76	53	15	28	6	2	181.2	224	116	96	13	84	72	4	9	829	90	1.695	11.1	0.6	4.2	3.6	0.86	90
1927	29	17	17	.500	4.76	74	26	31	10	2	272.0	329	172	144	17	130	89	5	10	1225	90	1.688	10.9	0.6	4.3	2.9	0.68	90
1928	30	17	17	.500	4.76	74	26	31	10	2	272.0	329	172	144	17	130	89	5	10	1225	90	1.688	10.9	0.6	4.3	2.9	0.68	90
1929	31	19	20	.487	5.11	99	28	44	10	2	329.2	398	224	187	22	168	109	5	12	1500	85	1.717	10.9	0.6	4.6	3.0	0.65	85

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1925	27	1	2	.333	4.33	27.0	37	14	13	1	13	13	0	1.852	12.3	4.3	4.3	1.00	0.3	10
1926	28	8	9	.471	4.25	161.0	184	84	76	12	70	62	4	1.578	10.3	3.9	3.5	0.89	0.7	43
1927	29	4	5	.444	4.35	89.0	102	48	43	4	45	17	1	1.652	10.3	4.6	1.7	0.38	0.4	21

1929	31	2	4	.333	5.52	62.0	67	42	38	5	37	21	0	1.677	9.7	5.4	3.0	0.57	0.7	25
4 Yrs		15	20	.429	4.51	339.0	390	188	170	22	165	113	5	1.637	10.4		3.0	0.68	0.6	99

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y 1926 AL 3.448 (7th)	Games Played s c a p y 1926 AL 43 (5th)	Home Runs s c a p y 1926 AL 12 (6th)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1926 AL 8 (1st)
Games Finished s c a p y 1926 AL 22 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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