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| Name | Team | Age |
| Joe Balboni | Retired (1983, Age 35) | Died (2026, Age 78) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 17 (1970) |
RP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Ford Hernandez League | 0 | 1 years (3 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 1/16/1948 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
| 1970 | Minors | 21.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 13 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 21 |
| 1971 | Minors | 21.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 16 | 2 / 5 | 3 / 21 |
| 1972 | Minors | 12.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 12 |
| 1973 | Minors | 19.00 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 19 |
| 1974 | Majors | 17.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 17 |
| 1975 | Majors | 20.00 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 9 | 3 / 20 |
| 1976 | Majors | 0.83 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 1977 | Majors | 24.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 14 | 1 / 24 |
| 1978 | Majors | 28.00 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 14 | 2 / 12 | 3 / 28 |
| 1979 | Majors | 28.00 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 18 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 28 |
| 1980 | Majors | 23.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 23 |
| 1981 | Majors | 19.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 19 |
| 1982 | Majors | 36.46 | -3 / 5 | -8 / 19 | -3 / 12 | -14 / 36 |
| 1983 | Majors | 23.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 12 | 1 / 11 | 2 / 23 |
| Total | -2 / 11 | 0 / 160 | 7 / 120 | 5 / 291 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1983-11-01 | Joe Balboni has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1983-04-18 | The Chicago Nighthawks have waived Joe Balboni. |
| 1983-03-25 | The Chicago Nighthawks have promoted Otto Baldwin to the major league team. The Chicago Nighthawks have designated Joe Balboni for assignment. |
| 1982-04-01 | The Chicago Nighthawks have renamed Lefty Balboni to Joe Balboni. |
| 1982-04-01 | The Chicago Nighthawks have promoted Lefty Balboni to the major league team. The Chicago Nighthawks have sent Mike Mitterwald to the minors. |
| 1982-04-01 | The Chicago Nighthawks have acquired Lefty Balboni from the waiver wire. |
| 1977-03-25 | The Montreal Royals have waived Art Raleigh. The Montreal Royals have waived Lefty Balboni. The Montreal Royals have waived Scott Terry. |
| 1976-09-29 | The Montreal Royals have promoted Art Raleigh to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Lefty Balboni to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Scott Terry to the major league team. |
| 1976-09-29 | The Montreal Royals have acquired Lefty Balboni from the waiver wire. |
| 1974-04-01 | The Detroit Mustangs have waived Lefty Balboni. |
| 1972-09-02 | The Detroit Mustangs have acquired Lefty Balboni from the waiver wire. |
| 1972-06-03 | The Cleveland Chippers have waived Lefty Balboni. |