Hiram Ballard
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Hiram Ballard
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Birthdate:
May 10, 1854 (113 y, 10 m, 30 d)
Born In:
Portland, TN, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'2"/221
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
League Champ 1886 Cincinnati (MLB)
1885 Cincinnati (MLB)
1884 Cincinnati (MLB)
1882 Cincinnati (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Oct 1888 Cincinnati (MLB)
Sep 1885 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jun 1885 Cincinnati (MLB)
Sep 1884 Cincinnati (MLB)
Aug 1884 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jun 1884 Cincinnati (MLB)
Sep 1883 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jun 1883 Cincinnati (MLB)
Oct 1882 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jul 1882 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jun 1882 Cincinnati (MLB)
Player of the Week Jul 13, 1885 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jun 29, 1885 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jun 2, 1884 Cincinnati (MLB)
Sep 10, 1883 Cincinnati (MLB)
Aug 13, 1883 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jul 16, 1883 Cincinnati (MLB)
May 7, 1883 Cincinnati (MLB)
Aug 7, 1882 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jul 10, 1882 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jun 12, 1882 Cincinnati (MLB)
May 29, 1882 Cincinnati (MLB)
May 8, 1882 Cincinnati (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink50
Grey Ink141
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Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year K Rank
1882 50 3
1883 63 2
1884 90 4
1885 82 6
Year SH Rank
1882 27 2
1883 16 8
1884 18 8
1886 29 1
1888 23 2
1889 23 9
1890 22 8
Year G Rank
1882 53 6
1883 43 4
1884 51 1
1885 48 2
Year GS Rank
1882 53 6
1883 43 4
1884 51 1
1885 48 1
Year W Rank
1882 41 1
1883 27 4
1884 34 1
1885 35 1
1886 26 8
1888 34 1
Year L Rank
1883 14 8
Year Win % Rank
1882 0.804 1
1883 0.659 8
1884 0.680 7
1885 0.745 2
1886 0.650 7
1887 0.645 6
1888 0.739 1
Year IP Rank
1882 475.1 5
1883 377.0 4
1884 452.1 1
1885 419.0 3
Year BF Rank
1882 1943 6
1883 1535 6
1884 1884 1
1885 1689 4
Year HR Rank
1882 12 2
1883 5 9
1884 16 1
1885 10 3
1888 16 6
Year BB Rank
1882 59 5
1884 70 10
Year K Rank
1882 209 1
1883 214 1
1884 330 1
1885 255 1
1886 238 6
1888 202 10
1889 173 8
Year WP Rank
1882 23 5
1883 21 2
1884 42 1
1885 26 5
1886 30 6
1888 26 6
1889 25 9
Year ERA Rank
1882 1.307 1
1883 1.814 2
1884 1.811 5
1886 2.138 4
1887 2.071 2
1888 1.774 4
Year BABIP Rank
1882 0.217 1
1883 0.242 2
1884 0.234 5
1885 0.229 2
1887 0.240 1
1888 0.218 2
Year WHIP Rank
1882 0.879 2
1883 0.907 2
1884 0.920 2
1885 0.905 2
1886 1.102 7
1887 1.066 1
1888 0.947 4
Year H/9 Rank
1882 6.797 1
1883 7.233 1
1884 6.884 2
1885 6.573 1
1886 8.013 8
1887 7.275 1
1888 6.685 1
Year BB/9 Rank
1882 1.117 8
1883 0.931 7
1884 1.393 9
Year CG Rank
1882 50 2
1883 39 3
1884 37 6
1885 40 4
1886 35 9
1888 42 7
Year SHO Rank
1882 5 1
1883 3 3
1884 3 4
1885 6 1
1887 4 2
1888 4 6
Year Hits Rank
1882 359 8
1884 346 10
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1882 359 8
1887 260 7
Year WAR Rank
1882 8.3 6
1883 9.7 5
1884 10.0 2
1885 9.1 7
1886 9.9 7
Year W (Low) Rank
1890 16 9
Year L (Low) Rank
1882 10 2
1885 12 7
1887 11 4
1888 12 9