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Jeff Ballard

Jeff Ballard

1987–1994  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  6'3", 195 lb  ·  b. 1963 Billings, MT

Also in Triple-A

Career 41–53 · 4.71 ERA · 244 SO · 773.1 IP · 197 G · 5 H · .385 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
3 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1989 Best season

Spanning 1989–1989, peaking at 1 titles in 1989.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,919th League titles 1
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 4,654th Top-5 finishes 3

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Assists 1 1st — 1989 55

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1989 1 P A 55

Pitching

7 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1987 BAL AL 2 8 6.59 14 14 0 69.2 100 51 15 35 27 1.94
1988 BAL AL 8 12 4.40 25 25 0 153.1 167 75 15 42 41 1.36
1989 BAL AL 18 8 3.43 35 35 0 215.1 240 82 16 57 62 1.38
1990 BAL AL 2 11 4.93 44 17 0 133.1 152 73 22 42 50 1.46
1991 BAL AL 6 12 5.60 26 22 0 123.2 153 77 16 28 37 1.46
1993 PIT NL 4 1 4.86 25 5 0 53.2 70 29 3 15 16 1.58
1994 PIT NL 1 1 6.66 28 0 2 24.1 32 18 5 10 11 1.73
Career — — 41 53 4.71 197 118 2 773.1 914 405 92 229 244 1.48

Batting

7 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1987 BAL AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1988 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1989 BAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1990 BAL AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1991 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1993 PIT NL 25 11 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
1994 PIT NL 28 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career — — 197 13 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 .385 .385 .462 .846

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1987 BAL AL P 14 14 69.2 5 10 0 1 15 1.000 1.07
1988 BAL AL P 25 25 153.1 9 13 0 3 22 1.000 0.88
1989 BAL AL P 35 35 215.1 13 55 2 6 70 .971 1.94
1990 BAL AL P 44 17 133.1 11 20 1 0 32 .969 0.70
1991 BAL AL P 26 22 123.2 4 15 1 3 20 .950 0.73
1993 PIT NL P 25 5 53.2 4 12 1 3 17 .941 0.64
1994 PIT NL P 28 0 24.1 1 3 0 0 4 1.000 0.14
Career — — P 197 118 773.1 47 128 5 16 180 .972 0.89