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Don Newcombe League
9-12-2162
Jim Ballard Relief Pitcher
Retired (2007, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.38 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 44-61 Status Deceased (2047) Option Years 0  
SV 10 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 08-13-1972
K 627 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1996)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(49 games)
IP 967.2
WHIP 1.39
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance C+   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C    Mentor Val C-
Speed D- Bunt C+ Control A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1999 OAK
7
 16
36
36
1
0
0
 0
228.2
 239 132 121 1 64
135
1.33
4.76
2000 OAK
8
 17
33
33
1
0
0
 0
225.0
 282 139 119 1 72
140
1.57
4.76
2001 OAK
10
 8
38
29
2
0
0
 1
221.2
 228 115 94 0 58
167
1.29
3.82
2002 OAK
1
 3
24
2
0
0
0
 1
39.0
 42 20 19 0 17
25
1.51
4.38
2003 OAK
2
 0
26
0
0
0
0
 0
29.1
 31 10 8 0 8
19
1.33
2.45
2004 SF
7
 3
59
0
0
0
1
 0
80.1
 77 27 26 0 25
49
1.27
2.91
2005 SF
5
 7
58
0
0
0
1
 5
59.0
 68 32 31 0 14
46
1.39
4.73
2006 SF
1
 5
54
0
0
0
8
 5
55.0
 59 30 28 0 16
35
1.36
4.58
2007 SF-NYN-STL
3
 2
32
0
0
0
0
 1
29.2
 40 29 25 0 8
11
1.62
7.58
2162
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
44
 61
360
100
4
0
10
 13
967.2
 1066 534 471 2 282
627
1.39
4.38
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2007-11-01Jim Ballard has retired from the St. Louis Stars
2007-09-30The St. Louis Stars have promoted Jim Ballard to the major league team.
2007-09-30The St. Louis Stars have acquired Jim Ballard from the waiver wire.
2007-09-19The New York Red Foxx have waived Jim Ballard.
2007-09-12The New York Red Foxx have acquired Jim Ballard from the waiver wire.
2007-09-05The San Francisco Seals have waived Jim Ballard.
2007-08-18The San Francisco Seals have designated Jim Ballard for assignment.
2007-06-18Jim Ballard of the San Francisco Seals is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
2006-07-31Jim Ballard of the San Francisco Seals is injured and is expected to be out 49 days.
2005-04-19Jim Ballard of the San Francisco Seals is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
2005-04-06Jim Ballard of the San Francisco Seals is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
2004-06-27Jim Ballard of the San Francisco Seals is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
2004-04-14The San Francisco Seals have promoted Jim Ballard to the major league team.
2004-04-14The San Francisco Seals have acquired Jim Ballard from the waiver wire.
2004-04-01The Oakland Aces have waived Jim Ballard. The Oakland Aces have waived Bill Stoner. The Oakland Aces have waived Lip Lambert.
2004-03-25The Oakland Aces have promoted Bernardo Paine to the major league team. The Oakland Aces have designated Jim Ballard for assignment.
2003-07-30Jim Ballard of the Oakland Aces is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
2002-04-20Jim Ballard of the Oakland Aces is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1998-10-03The Oakland Aces have promoted Jim Ballard to the major league team.
1998-07-05The Oakland Aces have acquired Jim Ballard from the waiver wire.
1997-05-15The Chicago Cubs have waived Jim Ballard.