P Keith Ballam #11
Age: 44 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
10/15/2005
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P KEITH BALLAM #11 - AGE: 44 - 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 5 4 5 5
Movement 5 4 5 5
Control 6 6 7 6
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 6 6
Slider 3 3
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 7
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 4
Defense 1
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
Laid back.
Birthday:06/20/1961
Born in:New Plymouth, TAR
Nationality:New Zealander
Height:5' 11"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 524 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 54 Days
Pro Service:20 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+
1984 Essendon - VBL 22 57 0 5 5 31 2.77 61.2 50 20 19 6 24 53 0 0 1.20 .257 3.23 1.1 141
1985 Essendon - VBL 23 51 0 2 3 25 2.31 50.2 38 16 13 6 20 37 0 0 1.14 .234 3.85 0.2 166
1986 Essendon - VBL 24 62 0 1 5 34 2.00 63.0 47 16 14 3 21 53 0 0 1.08 .254 2.34 2.2 186
1987 Essendon - VBL 25 56 0 4 2 6 1.39 51.2 31 8 8 2 12 52 0 0 0.83 .232 1.87 2.0 264
1988 Essendon - VBL 26 58 0 5 1 29 1.48 67.0 40 11 11 5 18 74 0 0 0.87 .224 2.06 2.4 238
1989 Essendon - VBL 27 44 0 6 1 0 1.18 45.2 29 7 6 1 9 54 0 0 0.83 .262 1.27 2.2 318
1990 Essendon - VBL 28 19 0 0 1 0 3.34 29.2 19 11 11 2 14 30 0 0 1.11 .233 3.38 0.4 127
1991 Essendon - VBL 29 42 0 7 2 3 3.43 60.1 52 24 23 10 13 67 0 0 1.08 .282 3.64 0.5 118
1992 Melbourne - VBL 30 34 0 3 4 18 2.97 36.1 33 12 12 1 12 35 0 0 1.24 .314 2.50 1.3 131
1993 Melbourne - VBL 31 49 0 5 5 24 2.35 53.2 49 18 14 4 11 54 0 0 1.12 .310 2.46 1.7 162
1994 Melbourne - VBL 32 55 0 4 6 1 3.86 56.0 68 28 24 6 20 52 0 0 1.57 .360 3.43 0.6 100
1995 Melbourne - VBL 33 32 0 2 2 0 3.11 46.1 44 19 16 5 16 52 0 0 1.29 .322 3.38 0.6 134
1996 Melbourne - VBL 34 45 0 6 5 0 4.71 65.0 67 41 34 8 28 43 0 0 1.46 .295 4.57 -0.3 84
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+
1979 Footscray - AAA 17 12 0 1 1 4 2.02 13.1 13 3 3 0 7 6 0 0 1.50 .295 4.60 0.1 243
1980 West Adelaide - AA 18 29 0 1 4 11 4.91 29.1 35 17 16 6 9 33 0 0 1.50 .358 5.05 -0.3 85
1980 Footscray - AAA 18 1 0 0 1 0 54.00 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 6.00 .000 75.20 -0.4 8
1981 West Adelaide - AA 19 37 0 2 4 8 2.81 41.2 23 13 13 4 21 70 0 0 1.06 .284 3.68 0.5 146
1982 West Adelaide - AA 20 33 0 2 2 10 3.90 32.1 32 14 14 3 8 60 0 0 1.24 .475 2.99 0.8 110
1983 Footscray - AAA 21 30 0 2 0 9 2.15 29.1 22 7 7 2 16 43 0 0 1.30 .303 2.70 1.0 208
1997 Randwick - AAA 35 16 0 2 0 0 5.40 15.0 22 9 9 2 5 10 0 0 1.80 .385 4.77 0.2 101
Total RES 16 0 2 0 0 5.40 15.0 22 9 9 2 5 10 0 0 1.80 .385 4.77 100.7
Total VBL 604 0 50 42 171 2.69 687.0 567 231 205 59 218 656 0 0 1.14 .277 2.94 166.8
Total SBL 43 0 3 2 13 2.51 43.0 37 12 12 4 23 50 0 0 1.40 .300 3.85 217.1
Total ADL 99 0 5 10 29 3.75 103.1 90 44 43 13 38 163 0 0 1.24 .368 3.85 117.3
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+
1986 Essendon - VBL 24 3 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.75 .250 2.54 0.1 999
1986 Essendon - SBC 24 3 0 1 1 1 2.70 3.1 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0.60 .250 0.30 0.3 141
1986 Total - SBC 24 6 0 1 1 3 1.50 6.0 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0.67 .250 1.30 0.4 522
1987 Essendon - VBL 25 9 0 0 0 0 5.19 8.2 8 5 5 1 1 7 0 0 1.04 .280 3.09 0.1 71
1988 Essendon - VBL 26 12 0 1 2 6 4.50 12.0 10 6 6 2 5 13 0 0 1.25 .308 4.20 -0.1 78
1988 Essendon - SBC 26 3 0 0 0 2 0.00 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1.00 .400 0.69 0.4 999
1988 Total - SBC 26 15 0 1 2 8 3.38 16.0 14 6 6 2 5 17 0 0 1.19 .333 3.32 0.3 308
1989 Essendon - VBL 27 4 0 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0.33 .118 2.13 0.2 251
1990 Essendon - VBL 28 4 0 0 0 0 3.86 7.0 8 3 3 2 1 8 0 0 1.29 .316 4.77 -0.0 110
1991 Essendon - VBL 29 4 0 1 1 0 4.50 6.0 6 3 3 2 1 8 0 0 1.17 .333 4.98 -0.1 90
1991 Essendon - SBC 29 1 0 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0.69 .154 5.32 -0.0 217
1991 Total - SBC 29 5 0 1 1 0 3.48 10.1 9 4 4 3 1 10 0 0 0.97 .240 5.12 -0.1 143
Total SBC 7 0 1 1 3 1.54 11.2 9 2 2 1 0 10 0 0 0.77 .258 2.30 463.2
Total VBL 36 0 2 4 8 3.83 42.1 36 18 18 7 8 39 0 0 1.04 .271 3.78 166.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1979 Footscray - AAA P 12 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 13.1 3.38 -0.5 .672
1980 Footscray - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
1980 West Adelaide - AA P 28 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 29.1 1.84 +0.8 1.240
1981 West Adelaide - AA P 37 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 41.2 0.65 +0.3 1.004
1982 West Adelaide - AA P 32 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 32.1 0.84 +0.3 1.014
1983 Footscray - AAA P 30 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 29.1 2.45 +0.2 1.036
1984 Essendon - IND P 56 0 1 9 0 10 0 1.000 61.2 1.46 +0.3 1.031
1985 Essendon - IND P 51 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 50.2 1.42 +0.1 1.023
1986 Essendon - IND P 62 0 3 11 0 15 1 .933 63.0 2.00 -0.4 .951
1987 Essendon - IND P 55 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 51.2 1.22 +0.4 1.024
1988 Essendon - IND P 58 0 3 11 0 14 0 1.000 67.0 1.88 +0.6 1.035
1989 Essendon - IND P 42 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 45.2 0.79 +0.1 1.027
1990 Essendon - IND P 19 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 29.2 0.91 +0.1 1.034
1991 Essendon - IND P 42 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 60.1 0.75 -0.3 .870
1992 Melbourne - IND P 34 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 36.1 0.99 -0.1 1.044
1993 Melbourne - IND P 49 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 53.2 0.84 +0.0 1.038
1994 Melbourne - IND P 53 0 1 7 0 10 2 .800 56.0 1.29 -1.0 .700
1995 Melbourne - IND P 32 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 46.1 0.97 +0.1 1.034
1996 Melbourne - IND P 45 0 3 7 1 12 2 .833 65.0 1.38 -0.2 1.023
1997 Randwick - AAA P 15 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.0 0.60 -0.1 .000
TOTAL P 753 0 28 95 2 128 5 .961 848.1 1.30 +0.8 .979
PLAYER HISTORY
08/09/1977 Entered the Sydney Baseball Championship as an international amateur free agent from New Zealand.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (8); Movement: 5 (8); Control: 2 (6).
07/26/1978 Signed a minor league contract ($104,657 bonus) out of New Zealand with the Essendon Knights organization.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (8); Movement: 5 (8); Control: 2 (6).
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (8); Movement: 5 (7); Control: 1 (6).
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (10); Movement: 5 (7); Control: 2 (6).
02/24/1981 Wins the 1980 Championship with the West Adelaide Bloods!
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (10); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 3 (6).
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (10); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 3 (6).
01/26/1983 Injured (Dead arm), out for 6 days.
10/04/1983 Named the #26 prospect in the VBL
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (6).
03/09/1984 Finished 3rd in 1983 SBL SBL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
10/02/1984 Named the #29 prospect in the VBL
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6).
04/14/1985 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $16,956 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
01/14/1986 Injured (Dead arm), out for 6 days.
04/23/1986 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,312 through automatic renewal.
12/28/1986 Was selected to the 1986 Victorian Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
01/31/1987 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
03/14/1987 Injured (Acromioclavicular joint irritation), out for 3 weeks.
03/29/1987 Wins the 1986 Grand Final with the Essendon Knights.
04/17/1987 Won the 1987 Australian Baseball Association The Championship with the Essendon Knights!
05/09/1987 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,953 through automatic renewal.
12/27/1987 Was selected to the 1987 Victorian Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
03/21/1988 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $220,000 with the Essendon Knights organization.
12/26/1988 Was selected to the 1988 Victorian Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
04/03/1989 Wins the 1988 Grand Final with the Essendon Knights.
04/18/1989 Won the 1989 Australian Baseball Association The Championship with the Essendon Knights!
12/24/1989 Was selected to the 1989 Victorian Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
03/27/1991 Wins the 1990 Grand Final with the Essendon Knights.
04/08/1991 Won the 1991 Australian Baseball Association The Championship with the Essendon Knights!
12/22/1991 Was selected to the 1991 Victorian Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
03/24/1992 Wins the 1991 Grand Final with the Essendon Knights.
05/05/1992 Became a free agent.
08/09/1992 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $540,000 with the Melbourne Demons organization.
12/27/1992 Was selected to the 1992 Victorian Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
01/15/1993 Injured (Torn meniscus (knee)), out for 4-5 months.
12/26/1993 Was selected to the 1993 Victorian Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (7).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
03/31/1995 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $110,000 with the Melbourne Demons organization.
09/06/1995 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
02/04/1996 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 6 weeks.
03/03/1996 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
04/25/1997 Became a free agent.
08/16/1997 Signed a minor league contract with the East Sydney Roosters organization.
11/06/1997 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the East Sydney organization.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
01/04/1998 Released by the East Sydney organization.
04/16/1998 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1986 62 7
1987 56 8
1988 58 10
1993 49 10
1994 55 3
Year SV Rank
1984 31 4
1985 25 5
1986 34 2
1988 29 3
1992 18 7
1993 24 4
Year HLD Rank
1987 22 3
1989 16 3
1994 11 6
Year RA Rank
1986 62 7
1987 56 8
1988 58 10
1993 49 10
1994 55 3
Year GF Rank
1984 51 4
1985 44 5
1986 45 5
1988 43 4
1992 27 8
1993 42 3
1994 25 10
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