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Johnny Bench League 4-1-2035 |
| Joe Ballou |  ShortstopRetired (2028, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .267 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .739 | Status | Retired (2028) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1227 | Age | 42 (OS 42) | Date of Birth | 02-26-1993 | |
| HR | 120 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 2 (2015) |
Majors Svc Time | 11 years (76 games) |
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| RBI | 541 | |||||
| SB | 127 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 2016 | LHP | 39 | 87 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 22 | .536 | .260 | .276 | .069 | .207 |
| 2016 | RHP | 74 | 226 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 42 | .868 | .377 | .491 | .186 | .305 |
| 2017 | LHP | 39 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | .714 | .291 | .423 | .173 | .250 |
| 2017 | RHP | 107 | 355 | 83 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 65 | .580 | .285 | .296 | .062 | .234 |
| 2018 | LHP | 47 | 82 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | .473 | .242 | .232 | .049 | .183 |
| 2018 | RHP | 122 | 389 | 95 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 45 | 77 | .697 | .321 | .375 | .131 | .244 |
| 2019 | LHP | 55 | 110 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | .714 | .342 | .373 | .082 | .291 |
| 2019 | RHP | 125 | 377 | 92 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 82 | .685 | .317 | .369 | .125 | .244 |
| 2020 | LHP | 30 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .493 | .262 | .231 | .026 | .205 |
| 2020 | RHP | 130 | 407 | 106 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 46 | 88 | .745 | .337 | .408 | .147 | .260 |
| 2021 | LHP | 51 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | .532 | .274 | .258 | .061 | .197 |
| 2021 | RHP | 113 | 406 | 119 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 33 | 80 | .815 | .347 | .468 | .175 | .293 |
| 2022 | LHP | 45 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | .706 | .367 | .340 | .057 | .283 |
| 2022 | RHP | 115 | 414 | 123 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 42 | 85 | .834 | .360 | .473 | .176 | .297 |
| 2023 | LHP | 32 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .547 | .250 | .297 | .108 | .189 |
| 2023 | RHP | 111 | 418 | 124 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 54 | 41 | 83 | .842 | .359 | .483 | .187 | .297 |
| 2024 | LHP | 19 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .619 | .286 | .333 | .037 | .296 |
| 2024 | RHP | 87 | 275 | 74 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 56 | .746 | .336 | .411 | .142 | .269 |
| 2025 | LHP | 19 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .426 | .259 | .167 | .000 | .167 |
| 2025 | RHP | 82 | 198 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 36 | .852 | .377 | .475 | .167 | .308 |
| 2026 | LHP | 41 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 10 | .908 | .375 | .533 | .200 | .333 |
| 2026 | RHP | 107 | 345 | 94 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 21 | 78 | .754 | .316 | .438 | .165 | .272 |
| 2027 | LHP | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2027 | RHP | 67 | 146 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 29 | .756 | .331 | .425 | .158 | .267 |
| Total | LHP | 429 | 634 | 148 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 51 | 157 | .604 | .292 | .312 | .079 | .233 |
| Total | RHP | 1240 | 3956 | 1079 | 175 | 44 | 111 | 482 | 383 | 801 | .760 | .337 | .423 | .151 | .273 |
| Total | 1330 | 4590 | 1227 | 192 | 47 | 120 | 541 | 434 | 958 | .739 | .331 | .408 | .141 | .267 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2028-11-01 | Joe Ballou has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 2028-04-08 | The Chicago Fire have waived Joe Ballou. |
| 2028-04-01 | The Chicago Fire have promoted Ed Clines to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have promoted Pat Gilbert to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have designated John Crowell for assignment. The Chicago Fire have designated Joe Ballou for assignment. |
| 2027-07-05 | Joe Ballou of the Chicago Fire is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 2026-04-05 | The Chicago Fire have placed Joe Ballou on the trade block. |
| 2021-09-18 | Joe Ballou of the Chicago Fire is injured and is expected to be out 32 days. |
| 2017-08-19 | Joe Ballou of the Chicago Fire is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 2016-06-25 | Trade #1483977 has been completed between the Chicago Fire and the Minnesota Loons. The Minnesota Loons receive Olivar Asselin from the Chicago Fire in exchange for Joe Ballou. |
| 2016-06-11 | The Minnesota Loons have designated George Graham for assignment. The Minnesota Loons have promoted Ed Johnson to the major league team. The Minnesota Loons have promoted Joe Ballou to the major league team. The Minnesota Loons have promoted Delos Easley to the major league team. |
| 2016-05-29 | The Minnesota Loons have sent Joe Ballou to the minors. |
| 2016-04-10 | Joe Ballou of the Minnesota Loons is injured and is expected to be out 32 days. |
| 2016-03-07 | The Minnesota Loons have sent Mike Kroll to the minors. The Minnesota Loons have sent Jimmie Hillman to the minors. The Minnesota Loons have promoted Charley Hickman to the major league team. The Minnesota Loons have promoted Luis Hammonds to the major league team. The Minnesota Loons have promoted Mike Konikowski to the major league team. The Minnesota Loons have promoted Joe Ballou to the major league team. The Minnesota Loons have promoted Rudy Pascual to the major league team. |