Edward
Ballard
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 215
 
Born: January 14, 1986 in USA
 
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
2007 21 POU VL     0 1 3 2 6 6 6 9 9 9 2 3 3 5 6 6 4 4 4
2008 22 POU VL     1 3 4 4 6 6 6 9 9 9 3 4 3 6 6 6 5 4 4
2009 23 POU VL     3 4 5 4 6 6 6 9 9 9 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 4 5
2010 24 POU VL $ 100,000   3 3 5 4 6 6 6 9 9 9 4 5 5 7 8 8 6 6 6
2011 25 POU VL $ 100,000   3 3 5 4 7 7 7 9 9 9 4 5 5 8 8 8 7 6 6
2012 26 POU VL $ 100,000   5 4 5 4 7 7 7 9 9 9 5 6 5 8 8 8 7 6 6
2013 27 POU VL $ 100,000   5 4 5 4 7 7 7 9 9 9 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 7 7
2014 28 POU VL $ 100,000   4 3 5 4 6 7 7 9 9 9 6 7 6 8 8 8 8 7 7
2015 29 POU VL $ 1,280,000   6 4 6 5 6 7 7 9 9 9 6 7 6 8 8 8 8 7 8
2016 30 POU VL $ 1,280,000   6 4 6 5 6 7 7 9 9 9 6 7 7 8 9 8 8 7 7
2017 31 POU VL $ 1,280,000   6 4 6 5 6 7 7 9 9 9 6 7 7 8 9 8 7 7 7
2018 32 PHI VL $ 3,540,000   6 4 6 5 6 7 6 9 9 9 6 7 7 8 9 8 7 7 7
2019 33 PHI VL $ 3,540,000   6 4 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 7 8 7 8 9 8 7 6 7
2020 34 HOL GL $ 3,760,000   4 3 5 4 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 7 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
2021 35 HOL GL $ 3,760,000   3 3 5 4 6 7 6 9 9 9 6 7 6 7 8 8 6 5 5
2022 36 VIR GL $ 350,000   3 3 4 4 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 7 6 7 8 7 5 5 5
2023 37 HOL GL $ 350,000   1 2 4 3 5 6 6 9 9 9 6 7 6 7 7 7 5 4 5
Min Ratings     0 1 3 2 5 6 6 9 9 9 2 3 3 5 6 6 4 4 4
Max Ratings $ 3,760,000   6 4 6 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 8 7 8 9 8 8 7 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 21 POU VL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2008 22 POU VL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2009 23 POU VL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2010 24 POU VL $ 100,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2011 25 POU VL $ 100,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2012 26 POU VL $ 100,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2013 27 POU VL $ 100,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2014 28 POU VL $ 100,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2015 29 POU VL $ 1,280,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2016 30 POU VL $ 1,280,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2017 31 POU VL $ 1,280,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2018 32 PHI VL $ 3,540,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2019 33 PHI VL $ 3,540,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2020 34 HOL GL $ 3,760,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2021 35 HOL GL $ 3,760,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2022 36 VIR GL $ 350,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2023 37 HOL GL $ 350,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Min Ratings   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Max Ratings $ 3,760,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
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
2007 21 AA   11 4 .733 24 24 0 0 0 160.3 136 47 19 38 117 2.64 .227 .273 .368 .641  
    A   1 1 .500 5 5 1 1 0 34.3 27 11 4 15 20 2.88 .221 .307 .369 .675  
2008 22 AA   8 5 .615 20 20 1 0 0 132.7 123 39 13 22 74 2.65 .242 .274 .358 .632  
2009 23 AAA   11 5 .688 26 26 1 1 0 167.7 126 60 25 40 105 3.22 .204 .253 .352 .604  
2010 24 POU VL 3 8 .273 17 17 0 0 0 95.3 110 58 18 20 52 5.48 .286 .319 .462 .782 2.9
    AAA   6 5 .545 14 14 0 0 0 84.7 83 31 11 23 69 3.30 .255 .305 .394 .698  
2011 25 POU VL 1 4 .200 7 6 0 0 0 37.7 47 20 9 6 22 4.78 .294 .317 .513 .830 1.1
    AAA   11 4 .733 19 19 0 0 0 125.3 104 37 12 15 127 2.66 .218 .242 .330 .572  
2012 26 POU VL 16 7 .696 33 33 2 2 0 200.7 175 66 24 41 113 2.96 .230 .268 .353 .621 17.7
2013 27 POU VL 13 8 .619 34 34 0 0 0 199.3 188 80 25 26 129 3.61 .244 .268 .374 .642 11.3
2014 28 POU VL 11 10 .524 30 30 2 1 0 191.0 177 74 25 21 128 3.49 .238 .259 .381 .640 11.5
2015 29 POU VL 14 7 .667 35 29 0 0 1 199.3 181 69 26 30 129 3.12 .239 .269 .363 .632 13.1
    AAA   0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.3 14 5 2 3 13 3.38 .269 .309 .423 .732  
2016 30 POU VL 13 8 .619 37 27 1 0 2 183.0 175 65 25 40 112 3.20 .247 .286 .384 .670 12.9
2017 31 POU VL 7 9 .438 37 23 2 2 1 149.3 148 54 18 20 92 3.25 .256 .279 .392 .671 10.7
2018 32 PHI VL 7 6 .538 22 17 0 0 0 97.0 115 55 17 15 61 5.10 .288 .313 .476 .789 2.2
    AAA   0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 15.0 18 6 0 4 22 3.60 .290 .333 .290 .624  
2019 33 PHI VL 12 8 .600 34 34 2 2 0 209.7 227 93 20 34 100 3.99 .275 .303 .383 .686 13.7
2020 34 HOL GL 15 4 .789 22 22 1 1 0 134.7 132 56 13 35 74 3.74 .258 .306 .377 .683 10.8
2021 35 HOL GL 7 10 .412 26 26 1 0 0 157.0 164 74 26 44 75 4.24 .265 .317 .422 .740 7.7
2022 36 VIR GL 10 5 .667 24 24 0 0 0 139.3 131 50 16 38 68 3.23 .248 .301 .371 .672 10.7
2023 37 HOL GL 7 8 .467 18 17 0 0 0 86.0 130 63 9 33 38 6.59 .356 .408 .468 .876 1.7
    AAA   4 1 .800 10 10 0 0 0 58.3 57 17 2 18 56 2.62 .252 .307 .301 .608  
14 Years Sim 136 102 .571 376 339 11 8 4 2079.3 2100 877 271 403 1193 3.80 .259 .294 .395 .688 128.1
6 Years AAA 32 17 .653 74 74 1 1 0 464.3 402 156 52 103 392 3.02 .229 .271 .347 .618  
2 Years AA 19 9 .679 44 44 1 0 0 293.0 259 86 32 60 191 2.64 .234 .273 .364 .637  
1 Years A 1 1 .500 5 5 1 1 0 34.3 27 11 4 15 20 2.88 .221 .307 .369 .675  
9 Years Minors 52 27 .658 123 123 3 2 0 791.6 688 253 88 178 603 2.88 .230 .274 .354 .628  
Season Average 9 7 .563 26 24 0 0 0 148.5 150 62 19 28 85 3.80 .259 .294 .395 .688  
Career Highs 16 10 .789 37 34 2 2 2 209.7 227 93 26 44 129 6.59 .356 .408 .513 .876  
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   1179 495 153 224 674   .247 .281 .374 .655
vs LH   921 382 118 179 519   .275 .312 .424 .736
Home 64 46 .582 179 159 3 2 1 1006.3 996 428 130 186 555 3.83 .256 .290 .389 .680
Away 72 56 .563 197 180 8 6 3 1073.0 1104 449 141 217 638 3.77 .262 .298 .399 .697
Mar/Apr 18 23 .439 58 58 2 1 0 347.3 382 152 38 54 201 3.94 .276 .303 .404 .708
May 24 17 .585 61 55 1 1 1 326.6 334 145 48 77 194 4.00 .261 .303 .407 .710
June 19 16 .543 60 49 1 1 2 293.3 289 127 31 56 163 3.90 .254 .289 .381 .670
July 18 8 .692 47 41 2 1 1 259.6 268 112 35 41 153 3.88 .263 .292 .409 .700
August 18 17 .514 61 52 0 0 0 329.6 338 145 52 74 192 3.96 .264 .304 .413 .717
Sep/Oct 39 21 .650 89 84 5 4 0 522.6 489 196 67 101 290 3.38 .243 .279 .369 .648
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2009 23 AAA   9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2011 25 AAA   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1  
2014 28 POU VL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2 Years AAA 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0  
162 Game Average 81 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 .000 .000 .000 .000 -7.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Batting split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Away 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
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    
2010 24 POU VL P 17 17 95.3 9 9 3 0 .857 1.70    
2011 25 POU VL P 7 6 37.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.48    
2012 26 POU VL P 33 33 200.7 19 30 4 6 .925 2.20    
2013 27 POU VL P 34 34 199.3 14 26 0 2 1.000 1.81    
2014 28 POU VL P 30 30 191.0 10 21 6 1 .838 1.46    
2015 29 POU VL P 35 29 199.3 21 21 4 1 .913 1.90    
2016 30 POU VL P 37 27 183.0 8 41 1 1 .980 2.41    
2017 31 POU VL P 37 23 149.3 8 21 2 0 .935 1.75    
2018 32 PHI VL P 22 17 97.0 5 11 2 0 .889 1.48    
2019 33 PHI VL P 34 34 209.7 16 38 1 5 .982 2.32    
2020 34 HOL GL P 22 22 134.7 5 20 2 4 .926 1.67    
2021 35 HOL GL P 26 26 157.0 9 20 1 1 .967 1.66    
2022 36 VIR GL P 24 24 139.3 6 27 2 4 .943 2.13    
2023 37 HOL GL P 18 17 86.0 3 8 0 1 1.000 1.15    
Career Totals   376 339 2079.3 134 294 28 26 .939 1.85    
Career Highs   37 34 209.7 21 41 6 6 1.000 2.41    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2020 34 HOL GL 1 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 19.7 23 7 4 3 1 3.20 .288 .313 .463 .776
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 19.7 23 7 4 3 1 3.20 .288 .313 .463 .776
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
2012-9-.696
2020-3-.789
Shutouts
2012-10-2
Walks per 9IP
2013-4-1.2
2014-4-1.0
2019-7-1.5
OOBP
2013-10-.268
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 30th overall pick, by Poughkeepsie in 2007
Injured on 6/22/2008 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 8 weeks
Injured on 5/11/2009 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 7/3/2010
Won Player of the Week award on 4/30/2012, winning 2 games with a 0.60 ERA