Jeff Ballard stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1994

Relief Pitcher · #66

Age 63 · 6' 2"

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Jeff Ballard played 7 MLB seasons, 1987 to 1994.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
197
W
41
L
53
ERA
4.71
IP
773.1
K
244
BB
229
WHIP
1.48

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1987BAL14286.5969.227351.94
1988BAL258124.40153.141421.36
1989BAL351883.43215.162571.38
1990BAL442114.93133.150421.46
1991BAL266125.60123.237281.46
1993PIT25414.8653.216151.58
1994PIT28116.6624.111101.73

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
51
CG
10
SHO
2
K/9
2.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
13

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1987BAL3003.50000
1988BAL10612.40002
1989BAL21412.60003
1990BAL6003.40002
1991BAL9002.70003
1993PIT2002.70002
1994PIT0004.10001

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
63 yearsAug 13, 1963
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1987
Birthplace
Billings, MT
College
Stanford

What were Jeff Ballard's career stats?

Jeff Ballard played 7 seasons for the Orioles and the Pirates. He had 41 wins and 244 strikeouts with a 4.71 ERA over 773.1 innings. His best season was 1989: 18 wins, a 3.43 ERA and 62 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

7 seasons, 1987 to 1994

Jeff Ballard finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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