Charles
Balderas
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: June 14, 1979 in Puerto Rico
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 22 AWN VL     0 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
2002 23 AWN VL $ 100,000   1 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
2003 24 AWN VL $ 100,000   2 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
2004 25 AWN VL $ 100,000   2 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
2005 26 AWN VL $ 100,000   0 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
2006 27 UTA GL $ 100,000   0 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
2007 28 UTA GL $ 100,000   0 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
2008 29 UTA GL $ 100,000   0 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2
2009 30 RIC GL $ 100,000   0 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2
Min Ratings     0 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
Max Ratings $ 100,000   2 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Pitcher or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2001 22 AAA   2 7 .222 11 11 1 0 0 79.0 102 43 8 30 63 4.90 .316 .374 .492 .866  
    AA   10 4 .714 20 20 4 2 0 153.7 130 47 10 57 143 2.75 .230 .300 .336 .636  
2002 23 AWN VL 5 10 .333 19 19 0 0 0 92.0 136 65 7 39 80 6.36 .347 .404 .485 .888 2.9
    AAA   6 3 .667 12 12 2 1 0 84.7 89 36 5 26 89 3.83 .267 .320 .381 .702  
2003 24 AWN VL 5 15 .250 31 25 2 1 0 137.0 184 117 28 68 108 7.69 .321 .396 .552 .949 0.0
    AAA   0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.3 17 12 0 7 11 9.53 .347 .429 .388 .816  
2004 25 AWN VL 7 11 .389 37 37 0 0 0 177.3 233 129 26 73 149 6.55 .311 .377 .507 .884 5.8
    AAA   1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 10 3 0 10 12 2.32 .222 .364 .267 .630  
2005 26 AWN VL 3 4 .429 15 15 0 0 0 71.7 113 63 14 26 44 7.91 .358 .405 .620 1.025 0.0
    AAA   5 5 .500 16 16 3 3 0 109.0 120 50 13 25 100 4.13 .278 .318 .429 .747  
2006 27 UTA GL 2 8 .200 14 14 1 0 0 70.0 111 67 15 20 33 8.61 .358 .399 .577 .976 0.0
    AA   7 5 .583 17 17 2 0 0 120.7 108 53 16 25 78 3.95 .235 .275 .407 .682  
2007 28 UTA GL 4 11 .267 21 21 0 0 0 115.7 186 87 18 31 53 6.77 .358 .401 .542 .943 0.3
    AA   3 1 .750 7 7 1 0 0 49.3 47 23 7 15 32 4.20 .251 .307 .417 .724  
2008 29 UTA GL 8 15 .348 30 30 1 0 0 173.7 267 132 27 42 62 6.84 .354 .387 .563 .950 1.1
2009 30 RIC GL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 9.7 13 11 2 6 2 10.25 .317 .417 .537 .953 0.0
    AA   7 10 .412 27 27 6 2 0 202.0 183 75 18 59 71 3.34 .238 .293 .367 .660  
8 Years Sim 34 76 .309 169 163 4 1 0 847.0 1243 671 137 305 531 7.13 .340 .393 .544 .937 10.0
5 Years AAA 14 18 .438 43 43 6 4 0 295.7 338 144 26 98 275 4.38 .286 .341 .425 .766  
4 Years AA 27 20 .574 71 71 13 4 0 525.7 468 198 51 156 324 3.39 .236 .292 .372 .664  
9 Years Minors 41 38 .519 114 114 19 8 0 821.3 806 342 77 254 599 3.75 .255 .310 .392 .702  
Season Average 4 9 .308 21 20 0 0 0 105.9 155 83 17 38 66 7.13 .340 .393 .544 .937  
Career Highs 8 15 .429 37 37 2 1 0 177.3 267 132 28 73 149 10.25 .358 .417 .620 1.025  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Pitching split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   632 337 67 147 271   .332 .379 .525 .904
vs LH   611 334 70 158 260   .349 .403 .566 .969
Home 16 40 .286 88 84 0 0 0 417.6 643 351 71 147 266 7.56 .350 .398 .558 .956
Away 18 36 .333 81 79 4 1 0 429.3 600 320 66 158 265 6.71 .330 .384 .530 .914
Mar/Apr 3 7 .300 20 20 0 0 0 100.3 158 85 13 39 75 7.62 .359 .411 .555 .966
May 4 18 .182 26 26 2 1 0 141.0 209 120 24 50 99 7.66 .340 .389 .571 .960
June 5 14 .263 30 30 1 0 0 148.3 234 113 22 50 89 6.86 .355 .401 .545 .945
July 6 6 .500 18 18 0 0 0 95.6 121 65 19 40 64 6.12 .309 .374 .535 .908
August 5 10 .333 26 26 0 0 0 129.6 200 116 21 42 71 8.05 .351 .395 .544 .939
Sep/Oct 11 21 .344 49 43 1 0 0 232.0 321 172 38 84 133 6.67 .327 .380 .527 .907
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2002 23 AWN VL P 19 19 92.0 2 10 1 1 .923 1.17    
2003 24 AWN VL P 31 25 137.0 7 20 0 1 1.000 1.77    
2004 25 AWN VL P 37 37 177.3 8 18 0 0 1.000 1.32    
2005 26 AWN VL P 15 15 71.7 3 13 1 2 .941 2.01    
2006 27 UTA GL P 14 14 70.0 6 14 1 2 .952 2.57    
2007 28 UTA GL P 21 21 115.7 5 13 3 1 .857 1.40    
2008 29 UTA GL P 30 30 173.7 12 28 1 3 .976 2.07    
2009 30 RIC GL P 2 2 9.7 0 4 0 1 1.000 3.73    
Career Totals   169 163 847.0 43 120 7 11 .959 1.73    
Career Highs   37 37 177.3 12 28 3 3 1.000 3.73    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Started
2004-9-37
Hits Allowed
2008-4-267
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
 
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History
Drafted in 35th round, 1259th overall pick, by Chesapeake in 2001
Injured on 6/5/2005 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 9/23/2007 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 7/4/2008 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week