LF Jerry Ball #84
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
   
09/30/1998
LF JERRY BALL #84 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB
80 206 43 7 1 3 15 23 50 .209 .296 .296 2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 8 9 8 9
Gap 10 11 10 10
Power 9 10 9 9
Eye 9 9 9 9
Avoid K's 9 10 9 10
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 8 14
Errors: - 6 13
Arm: 1 2 12
Turn DP: - 7 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 17
1st Base: - Center Field: 9
2nd Base: 1 Right Field: 14
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 12
Stealing Ability: 12
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 14
Bunt for Hit: 16
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/30/1998 @ NEW Loss, 5-6 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/26/1998 @ LBG Loss, 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1998 @ LBG Loss, 3-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/22/1998 POR Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/21/1998 POR Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1998 PCP Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/18/1998 PCP Loss, 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1998 NEW Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/09/1998 @ PCP Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/04/1998 @ POR Win, 6-5 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
PERSONALITY RATINGS
Leader Ability:High
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:Very Low
Greed:High
Intelligence:High
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:09/11/1963
Born in:Byers Mills, MA
Nationality:Newlandian
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,660,000
Signed Through:1998 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 153 Days
Service This Yr:169 Days
40-Man Service:None, 21 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1985, 2nd Pick in Round 2
Continental Baseball League 1998 Batting Stats
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO VORP
Overall 80 206 43 7 1 3 15 20 23 50 .209 .296 .296 .592 .268 .087 -7.4
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 55 235 3 1 0 4 2 1 61 11 2 0 100.0 19.3 3.07 -0.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   90 19 3 0 1 7 8 6 19 1 0 1 .211 .265 .278 .543
Versus Right   116 24 4 1 2 8 12 17 31 0 2 2 .207 .319 .310 .629
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   19 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 .158 .238 .158 .396
May   53 10 2 0 0 0 4 5 10 0 1 0 .189 .259 .226 .485
June   63 16 2 0 3 6 11 5 17 0 0 1 .254 .319 .429 .747
July   49 10 2 0 0 6 2 5 12 1 0 1 .204 .286 .245 .531
August   22 4 1 1 0 2 2 6 8 0 0 1 .182 .379 .318 .697
Spring Training   64 11 0 0 1 6 9 13 17 1 0 0 .172 .308 .219 .526
Last Year   251 69 13 1 9 38 30 20 49 1 1 4 .275 .337 .442 .779
2 Years Ago   256 61 10 2 5 26 26 19 71 0 0 1 .238 .293 .352 .645
Career   4545 1178 199 33 120 503 588 381 997 26 13 26 .259 .318 .397 .715
Home   95 16 2 0 0 5 7 11 21 0 2 1 .168 .262 .189 .451
Road   111 27 5 1 3 10 13 12 29 1 0 2 .243 .325 .387 .713
Grass   201 42 7 1 3 15 20 23 48 1 2 3 .209 .298 .299 .597
Turf   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Day   67 10 3 1 0 2 4 7 19 0 1 1 .149 .240 .224 .464
Night   139 33 4 0 3 13 16 16 31 1 1 2 .237 .323 .331 .654
As Starter   182 39 7 1 2 11 18 21 45 1 1 3 .214 .304 .297 .601
As Reliever / Substitution   24 4 0 0 1 4 2 2 5 0 1 0 .167 .231 .292 .522
Pinch Hitting   12 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Close/Late   51 8 1 0 0 2 3 9 12 0 2 2 .157 .306 .176 .483
Inning 1-3   60 15 3 1 2 7 8 6 16 1 0 1 .250 .324 .433 .757
Inning 4-6   72 14 1 0 1 4 5 2 17 0 0 0 .194 .216 .250 .466
Inning 7-9   68 13 3 0 0 3 7 14 15 0 1 2 .191 .345 .235 .581
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
0 Outs   68 15 1 0 1 2 8 7 14 1 2 3 .221 .316 .279 .596
1 Outs   71 15 4 1 2 8 11 7 19 0 0 0 .211 .282 .380 .662
2 Outs   67 13 2 0 0 5 1 9 17 0 0 0 .194 .289 .224 .513
Scoring Position   61 14 2 0 1 11 4 6 17 1 0 1 .230 .304 .311 .616
Bases Empty   110 21 3 1 1 1 12 13 24 0 0 2 .191 .288 .264 .552
Runner on 1st   35 8 2 0 1 3 4 4 9 0 2 0 .229 .308 .371 .679
Runner on 2nd   19 7 1 0 1 4 1 2 8 0 0 1 .368 .455 .579 1.033
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 5 1 0 0 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 .208 .240 .250 .490
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   108 13 3 1 1 4 6 8 50 0 0 3 .120 .202 .194 .396
First Pitch   25 7 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .280 .440 .720
Count 0-1   18 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .278 .389 .667
Count 0-2   23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 0 1 .000 .042 .000 .042
Count 1-0   12 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   24 7 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 .292 .280 .458 .738
Count 1-2   33 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 20 0 0 1 .152 .176 .212 .389
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   10 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-2   29 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 1 .103 .133 .103 .237
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .167 .615 .167 .782
Full Count   23 5 1 1 1 2 3 8 4 0 0 0 .217 .419 .478 .898
Behind in Count   74 10 4 0 0 4 2 0 35 0 1 2 .135 .158 .189 .347
Ahead in Count   31 11 0 0 0 3 9 15 0 0 1 0 .355 .565 .355 .920
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 2nd   32 5 1 0 0 0 4 3 6 0 1 0 .156 .229 .188 .416
Batting 4th   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 5th   2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Batting 6th   17 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .176 .222 .176 .399
Batting 7th   56 8 1 1 0 2 7 11 19 0 0 2 .143 .304 .196 .501
Batting 8th   77 22 5 0 2 8 6 6 17 1 0 1 .286 .341 .429 .770
Batting 9th   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
Career Batting Stats
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ VORP WAR
1985 Irondale - CBL 21 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 265 1.0 0.1
1986 Irondale - CBL 22 49 79 13 5 0 1 7 6 5 2 0 23 3 1 .165 .233 .266 .498 37 -7.3 -0.6
1987 Irondale - CBL 23 108 227 50 6 2 3 19 26 21 0 0 59 4 4 .220 .286 .304 .590 58 -15.4 -0.7
1988 Irondale - CBL 24 113 412 96 15 3 10 33 37 41 3 2 88 12 7 .233 .306 .357 .662 79 -3.3 1.3
1989 Irondale - CBL 25 126 506 127 20 2 12 54 59 45 1 1 110 16 10 .251 .313 .370 .682 87 -3.4 1.1
1990 Irondale - CBL 26 122 440 134 19 1 21 66 67 46 1 5 100 18 11 .305 .368 .495 .863 138 28.9 4.0
1991 Irondale - CBL 27 143 567 173 27 7 16 79 95 43 3 5 93 18 13 .305 .354 .462 .816 123 27.6 4.1
1992 Irondale - CBL 28 123 485 131 29 5 10 52 76 43 2 6 111 11 12 .270 .328 .412 .741 104 8.2 2.2
1993 Irondale - CBL 29 107 449 107 24 4 8 49 61 34 3 3 101 13 7 .238 .294 .363 .658 81 3.8 0.9
1994 Park City (C) - CBL 30 110 382 102 15 4 14 42 52 25 2 1 71 14 3 .267 .315 .437 .752 118 21.5 2.8
1995 Park City (C) - CBL 31 91 282 70 9 1 8 22 32 16 1 1 71 3 1 .248 .290 .372 .662 94 8.7 1.1
1996 Park City (C) - CBL 32 110 256 61 10 2 5 26 26 19 1 0 71 3 4 .238 .293 .352 .645 87 -2.1 -0.1
1997 Liberty (C) - CBL 33 113 251 69 13 1 9 38 30 20 4 1 49 5 2 .275 .337 .442 .779 123 11.9 1.0
1998 Capital City - CBL 34 80 206 43 7 1 3 15 20 23 3 1 50 2 0 .209 .296 .296 .592 72 -7.4 -0.7
Total CBL 1396 4545 1178 199 33 120 503 588 381 26 26 997 122 75 .259 .318 .397 .715 99 72.8 16.4
Career Minor League Batting Stats
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ VORP WAR
1985 Total - COL 21 60 276 88 11 2 11 53 73 21 1 2 32 39 8 .319 .367 .493 .859 100 0.0 0.0
Career Postseason Batting Stats
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ VORP WAR
1997 Liberty (C) - CBL 33 6 20 6 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 .300 .300 .400 .700 0 0.0 0.0
Total CBL 6 20 6 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 .300 .300 .400 .700 100 0.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1985 Irondale - ML LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.0 1.002
1986 Irondale - ML LF 13 5 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 57.1 2.20 +0.2 1.021
1986 Irondale - ML CF 6 5 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 41.0 3.07 +0.9 1.086
1986 Irondale - ML RF 6 2 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 35.1 2.80 +0.1 1.014
1987 Irondale - ML LF 45 32 68 0 0 70 2 .971 304.2 2.01 +5.2 1.128
1987 Irondale - ML CF 10 7 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 77.1 3.72 +2.6 1.115
1987 Irondale - ML RF 10 9 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 71.0 2.66 +0.8 1.055
1988 Irondale - ML LF 30 27 59 5 2 68 4 .941 246.1 2.34 +8.9 1.286
1988 Irondale - ML CF 23 20 52 1 1 53 0 1.000 185.1 2.57 +0.2 1.006
1988 Irondale - ML RF 54 54 96 2 0 98 0 1.000 478.0 1.85 +6.8 1.106
1989 Irondale - ML LF 126 126 242 3 0 249 4 .984 1115.2 1.98 +14.1 1.090
1989 Irondale - ML RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.13 +0.0 1.024
1990 Irondale - ML LF 115 115 214 8 1 223 1 .996 1009.1 1.98 +10.8 1.078
1991 Irondale - ML LF 34 32 52 0 0 53 1 .981 283.0 1.65 +2.2 1.064
1991 Irondale - ML CF 4 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 -0.1 .964
1991 Irondale - ML RF 109 109 195 4 1 201 2 .990 981.1 1.83 +11.8 1.090
1992 Irondale - ML LF 88 88 174 0 0 180 6 .967 782.1 2.00 +12.1 1.110
1992 Irondale - ML CF 23 23 51 0 0 51 0 1.000 188.2 2.43 -0.1 .997
1992 Irondale - ML RF 10 9 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 80.0 1.35 +1.5 1.223
1993 Irondale - ML LF 17 13 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 123.0 1.46 +0.8 1.060
1993 Irondale - ML CF 94 94 194 1 0 198 3 .985 817.2 2.15 +4.7 1.033
1993 Irondale - ML RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1994 Park City (C) - ML LF 77 75 128 3 1 133 2 .985 679.0 1.74 +5.5 1.068
1994 Park City (C) - ML CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.1 .971
1994 Park City (C) - ML RF 17 6 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 83.0 2.28 +1.3 1.094
1995 Park City (C) - ML LF 38 32 60 0 0 60 0 1.000 293.1 1.84 +1.7 1.043
1995 Park City (C) - ML CF 27 21 56 0 0 57 1 .982 191.1 2.63 +0.0 1.002
1995 Park City (C) - ML RF 14 11 9 0 0 10 1 .900 95.0 0.85 +0.7 1.116
1996 Park City (C) - ML 2B 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 7.2 3.52 -0.6 .683
1996 Park City (C) - ML LF 23 20 47 1 0 48 0 1.000 175.1 2.46 +2.3 1.077
1996 Park City (C) - ML CF 26 19 44 1 0 46 1 .978 170.0 2.38 -0.6 .982
1996 Park City (C) - ML RF 14 12 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 114.0 2.05 -0.3 .983
1997 Liberty (C) - ML 2B 7 0 1 3 1 5 1 .800 11.0 3.27 -1.1 .516
1997 Liberty (C) - ML LF 40 28 57 1 0 58 0 1.000 254.2 2.05 +1.7 1.044
1997 Liberty (C) - ML CF 26 20 40 3 1 43 0 1.000 186.1 2.08 -2.0 .936
1997 Liberty (C) - ML RF 16 10 18 0 0 19 1 .947 95.2 1.69 -0.4 .971
1998 Capital City - ML C 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 -0.2 1.050 1 0 0 0.0
1998 Capital City - ML 2B 5 1 2 5 1 8 1 .875 20.1 3.10 -1.1 .689
1998 Capital City - ML LF 34 28 55 0 0 56 1 .982 245.1 2.02 -0.6 .985
1998 Capital City - ML CF 9 2 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 35.2 2.52 +1.4 1.225
1998 Capital City - ML RF 28 24 35 2 0 39 2 .949 207.0 1.61 +0.4 1.018
TOTAL C 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 -0.2 1.050 1 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 2B 14 1 5 9 2 16 2 .875 39.0 3.23 -2.8 .634
TOTAL LF 681 622 1193 21 4 1235 21 .983 5578.1 1.96 +64.9 1.085
TOTAL CF 249 212 503 6 2 514 5 .990 1909.1 2.40 +6.8 1.018
TOTAL RF 285 246 444 9 1 459 6 .987 2254.1 1.81 +22.8 1.075
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1985 Drafted in the 1985 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 8th overall pick) by the Irondale Steelers, out of college (Grassboro).
06/06/1985 Signed a minor league contract with the Irondale Steelers organization with a signing bonus of $1,870,000.
09/02/1985 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $490,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 7 (10); Eye: 6 (9).
04/01/1986 Named the #19 prospect in the CBL
09/02/1986 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $490,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 7 (9).
09/02/1987 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $490,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 8 (9).
09/23/1988 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $490,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 8 (9).
08/29/1989 Wins the 1989 CBL CL Gold Glove Award at LF.
09/02/1989 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $800,000 with the Irondale Steelers organization.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 9 (9).
09/01/1990 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,000,000 with the Irondale Steelers organization.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 9 (9).
04/29/1991 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,200,000 with the Irondale Steelers organization.
05/27/1991 Wins the CBL CL Player of the Week Award.
06/30/1991 Was selected to the 1991 Continental Baseball League All-Star Game (Starter).
07/22/1991 Wins the CBL CL Player of the Week Award.
09/26/1991 Wins the 1991 CBL CL Gold Glove Award at RF.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 8 (9).
08/13/1992 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $7,000,000 with the Irondale Steelers organization.
08/15/1992 Injured (strained hamstring), out for 3 weeks.
10/01/1992 Wins the 1992 CBL CL Gold Glove Award at LF.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 8 (9).
06/03/1993 Injured (chronic back soreness), out for 3 weeks.
06/14/1993 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
09/02/1993 Injured (herniated disc (neck)), out for 1-2 weeks.
09/10/1993 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
10/22/1993 Became a free agent.
12/19/1993 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $19,800,000 with the Park City (C) Patriots organization.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 8 (8).
07/01/1994 Injured on 06/29/1994, diagnosed with a strained oblique, will miss 5 weeks.
07/03/1994 Was selected to the 1994 Continental Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 8 (9).
03/04/1995 Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/20/1995 Injured (oblique strain), out for 2 weeks.
08/14/1995 Injured on 08/10/1995, diagnosed with a sprained wrist, will miss 4 weeks.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 8 (10).
10/18/1996 Became a free agent.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 8 (8).
02/09/1997 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,220,000 with the Liberty (C) Giants organization.
10/01/1997 Won the 1997 Continental Baseball League World Series with the Liberty (C) Giants!
10/26/1997 Became a free agent.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 9 (9).
02/28/1998 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,660,000 with the Capital City Senators organization.
05/21/1998 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/31/1998 Injured on 08/30/1998, diagnosed with torn ankle ligaments, will miss 5 weeks.
LEADER BOARDS APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1989 126 1
1991 141 7
Year PA Rank
1989 554 5
1991 619 7
Year AB Rank
1989 506 3
1991 567 4
Year H Rank
1991 173 5
Year K Rank
1988 88 10
1989 110 2
1992 111 7
Year TB Rank
1991 262 7
Year 2B Rank
1992 29 9
Year 3B Rank
1991 7 4
1992 5 7
1993 4 10
Year HR Rank
1990 21 9
Year SB Rank
1990 18 6
1991 18 10
Year R Rank
1991 95 8
Year IBB Rank
1991 6 8
Year SF Rank
1990 5 10
1991 5 6
1992 6 6
Year AVG Rank
1990 .305 10
1991 .305 5
Year SLG Rank
1990 .495 8
Year RC Rank
1991 88.33 10
Year OPS Rank
1990 .863 9
Year WAR Rank
1990 4.0 10
This league is powered by Out of the Park Baseball, the baseball management simulation game for PC, Mac and Linux
Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 - OOTP Baseball 14.6 Build 33