P Michael Balmforth #6
Age: 55 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
10/15/2005
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P MICHAEL BALMFORTH #6 - AGE: 55 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 4 4 4 4
Movement 4 4 4 4
Control 6 6 6 6
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 4 4
Splitter 3 3
Cutter 5 5
Knuckle Curve 4 4
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 8
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 9
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Balmforth is considered one of the team leaders.
High: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:12/14/1949
Born in:Melbourne, VIC
Nationality:Australian
Height:6' 3"
Weight:240 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 103 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1973 St. Kilda - VBL 23 25 25 11 11 0 4.56 161.2 147 86 82 33 51 105 2 0 1.22 .243 5.00 1.1 97
1974 St. Kilda - VBL 24 20 20 8 6 0 5.53 110.2 124 74 68 21 31 69 0 0 1.40 .292 4.87 0.7 77
1975 St. Kilda - VBL 25 25 25 7 11 0 4.00 162.0 178 81 72 28 30 118 3 1 1.28 .300 4.03 2.9 111
1976 St. Kilda - VBL 26 27 27 6 11 0 4.43 170.2 163 87 84 30 47 138 2 1 1.23 .274 4.27 1.9 92
1977 St. Kilda - VBL 27 25 25 12 4 0 2.83 174.2 154 61 55 24 34 148 3 1 1.08 .269 3.31 4.4 148
1978 St. Kilda - VBL 28 25 25 8 9 0 4.35 153.0 158 80 74 26 49 116 1 0 1.35 .288 4.30 1.9 97
1979 Canterbury - SBC 29 26 26 7 12 0 4.55 164.1 167 91 83 26 52 126 2 0 1.33 .297 4.33 1.3 86
1980 Canterbury - SBC 30 28 0 3 5 1 2.45 40.1 31 13 11 8 13 32 0 0 1.09 .209 4.47 -0.1 166
1981 Canterbury - SBC 31 30 1 1 1 0 4.25 48.2 46 23 23 6 24 40 0 0 1.44 .294 4.29 0.2 99
1982 Canterbury - SBC 32 29 1 3 1 2 2.15 46.0 39 14 11 4 17 34 0 0 1.22 .265 3.14 0.7 184
1983 Canterbury - SBC 33 29 7 1 4 1 5.19 59.0 53 34 34 7 20 62 0 0 1.24 .297 3.01 1.1 74
1984 Canterbury - SBC 34 5 5 1 1 0 3.25 27.2 19 10 10 5 10 16 0 0 1.05 .184 4.80 0.1 121
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1983 Bankstown - AAA 33 7 0 0 1 0 6.23 8.2 16 6 6 3 1 12 0 0 1.96 .500 5.53 -0.1 75
1984 Bankstown - AAA 34 8 8 3 3 0 5.55 47.0 54 29 29 4 13 40 0 0 1.43 .350 3.62 1.1 79
Total SBC 147 40 16 24 4 4.01 386.0 355 185 172 56 136 310 2 0 1.27 .276 4.03 108.3
Total RES 15 8 3 4 0 5.66 55.2 70 35 35 7 14 52 0 0 1.51 .373 3.92 78.6
Total VBL 147 147 52 52 0 4.20 932.2 924 469 435 162 242 694 11 3 1.25 .277 4.25 105.8
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1973 St. Kilda - VBL 23 4 4 2 1 0 4.91 25.2 21 14 14 8 6 15 0 0 1.05 .178 6.30 -0.2 90
1974 St. Kilda - VBL 24 4 4 0 2 0 4.70 23.0 23 18 12 8 3 23 1 0 1.13 .242 5.48 -0.0 91
1981 Canterbury - SBC 31 2 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 1.71 .667 6.34 -0.1 110
1982 Canterbury - SBC 32 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.43 .200 0.20 0.1 999
Total SBC 4 0 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 4 1 1 1 1 7 0 0 1.07 .375 3.27 554.3
Total VBL 8 8 2 3 0 4.81 48.2 44 32 26 16 9 38 1 0 1.09 .207 5.91 90.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 St. Kilda - IND P 25 25 8 19 1 27 0 1.000 161.2 1.50 +0.8 1.071
1974 St. Kilda - IND P 20 20 9 15 1 25 1 .960 110.2 1.95 -0.4 .979
1975 St. Kilda - IND P 25 25 12 14 0 28 2 .929 162.0 1.44 -1.0 .950
1976 St. Kilda - IND P 27 27 5 23 2 29 1 .966 170.2 1.48 +0.6 1.078
1977 St. Kilda - IND P 25 25 11 19 0 30 0 1.000 174.2 1.55 +0.7 1.102
1977 St. Kilda - IND 2B 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 3.0 3.00 -0.5 .514
1978 St. Kilda - IND P 25 25 11 21 0 35 3 .914 153.0 1.88 -2.1 .854
1979 Canterbury - IND P 26 26 11 19 2 31 1 .968 164.1 1.64 -1.3 .965
1980 Canterbury - IND P 27 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 40.1 1.34 -0.1 1.020
1981 Canterbury - IND P 29 1 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 48.2 1.48 +0.4 1.156
1982 Canterbury - IND P 29 1 0 6 0 7 1 .857 46.0 1.17 +0.4 1.128
1983 Canterbury - IND P 29 7 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 59.0 1.22 +0.1 1.239
1983 Bankstown - AAA P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.2 1.04 +0.0 1.008
1984 Canterbury - IND P 5 5 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 27.2 2.28 -0.0 1.023
1984 Bankstown - AAA P 8 8 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 47.0 1.34 +0.4 1.231
TOTAL P 307 195 78 162 7 249 9 .964 1374.1 1.57 -1.5 1.023
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 3.0 3.00 -0.5 .514
PLAYER HISTORY
07/16/1973 Drafted in the 1973 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the St. Kilda Saints.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 6 (7).
02/21/1974 Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 2 days.
04/23/1974 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,263 through automatic renewal.
11/23/1974 Injured (strained hamstring), out for 4 weeks.
12/15/1974 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 7 (7).
02/13/1975 Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days.
04/20/1975 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,263 through automatic renewal.
11/16/1975 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Essendon Bombers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
12/03/1975 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
04/07/1976 Wins the 1975 VBL VBL Silver Slugger Award at P.
04/19/1976 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $22,000 through arbitration.
11/13/1976 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Essendon Bombers with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
04/18/1977 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $25,000 through arbitration.
12/10/1977 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the North Melbourne Kangaroos with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
04/21/1978 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $73,950 through arbitration.
09/21/1978 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/13/1978 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
01/26/1979 Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl.
02/24/1979 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 1 day.
03/08/1979 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for one week.
04/22/1979 Became a free agent.
08/08/1979 Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $1,288,200 with the Canterbury Bulldogs organization.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
02/24/1980 Injured (Flexor-pronator strain (elbow)), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
01/17/1981 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 7 (7).
03/15/1982 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 5 days.
12/26/1982 Was selected to the 1982 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 7 (7).
11/01/1983 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7).
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7).
02/02/1985 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), out for 5 weeks.
04/21/1985 Became a free agent.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 6 (7).
03/27/1986 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1977 11 6
1979 11 7
Year GS Rank
1976 27 7
1979 26 2
Year W Rank
1973 11 8
1977 12 6
Year L Rank
1973 11 7
1975 11 6
1976 11 4
1979 12 4
Year Win. % Rank
1977 .750 2
Year IP Rank
1976 170.2 8
1977 174.2 8
Year BF Rank
1976 715 7
1977 704 10
Year HRA Rank
1973 33 2
1975 28 7
1976 30 2
1977 24 10
1978 26 10
1979 26 2
Year K Rank
1975 118 10
1976 138 6
1977 148 2
Year WP Rank
1973 10 1
1975 7 7
Year ERA Rank
1977 2.83 1
Year BABIP Rank
1973 .243 6
Year WHIP Rank
1977 1.08 2
Year K/BB Rank
1975 3.93 1
1976 2.94 8
1977 4.35 1
Year RA/9 Rank
1977 10.00 1
Year H/9 Rank
1977 7.94 5
Year BB/9 Rank
1975 1.67 2
1977 1.75 1
Year K/9 Rank
1976 7.28 5
1977 7.63 3
1978 6.82 7
Year QS Rank
1975 15 5
1976 16 7
1977 19 1
Year QSP Rank
1975 .600 7
1977 .760 1
Year CG Rank
1973 2 4
1975 3 4
1976 2 6
1977 3 2
Year CGP Rank
1973 .080 3
1975 .120 6
1976 .074 9
1977 .120 3
Year SHO Rank
1975 1 4
1976 1 4
1977 1 3
Year WAR Rank
1977 4.4 5
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