NAME     : Mark Ballinger
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 1/31/1949
  AGE      : 32
  HEIGHT   : 6"0
  WEIGHT   : 200
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $3,200,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

DEFENSIVE RATINGS : Range at Pitcher : C (Fielding Pct. : .930)
PITCHING RATINGS : Duration as Starter : * Duration as Reliever : A Holding Runners : B Groundball Pct. : 57 Avoiding Runs : 7 Avoiding Hits : 7 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good) Avoiding Doubles : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average) Avoiding Homeruns : 7 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good) Avoiding BB's : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good) Getting Strikeouts : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average) Throwing Velocity : 7 Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Slider
PITCHING STATS : Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K Overall 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 At Home 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Away 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATS : YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS 1971 5.40 1 0 0 7 0 0 8.1 5 3 8 NY,CIN 1973 2.78 2 1 1 34 0 0 45.1 14 16 40 CIN 1975 4.48 10 2 1 77 0 0 94.1 47 36 93 CIN,NY 1976 3.76 5 2 1 74 0 0 93.1 39 38 68 NY 1977 4.67 0 3 2 37 0 0 34.2 18 11 29 NY,WAS 1978 2.98 5 6 3 81 0 0 87.2 29 27 51 WAS 1979 4.34 7 5 4 70 0 0 66.1 32 28 45 WAS 1980 1.93 5 2 17 61 0 0 60.2 13 13 42 WAS Total ERA : 3.61 Total Wins : 35 Total Losses: 21 Total Saves : 29 Total SHO : 0 Total CG : 0 Total K's : 376 Total BB's : 172
PLAYER HISTORY
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/14/1981 to a 3-year deal worth $3,200,000 per year...