Leif
Ballard
 
Nickname: Dirty
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: September 21, 2007 in Usa
 
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2024 16 MS FF     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
2025 17 MS FF     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
2026 18 MS FF     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
2027 19 ID GE     5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
2028 20 ID GE $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7
2029 21 ID GE $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2024 16 AA   137 508 60 125 19 0 5 48 3 6 84 58 .246 .353 .313 .666 61.8  
2025 17 AA   138 504 65 136 16 3 7 45 3 8 107 52 .270 .398 .355 .753 78.8  
2026 18 AAA   135 437 53 129 20 0 8 47 8 7 54 43 .295 .373 .396 .769 64.4  
2027 19 AAA   114 311 43 80 11 5 4 29 3 4 43 33 .257 .347 .363 .711 40.6  
2028 20 ID GE 110 291 24 67 7 0 3 23 0 1 27 41 .230 .301 .285 .586 25.7 1.2
2029 21 ID GE 139 466 55 116 19 1 8 43 1 2 58 58 .249 .336 .345 .682 56.3 7.3
2 Years Sim 249 757 79 183 26 1 11 66 1 3 85 99 .242 .323 .322 .645 82.0 8.6
2 Years AAA 249 748 96 209 31 5 12 76 11 11 97 76 .279 .368 .382 .750 105.0  
2 Years AA 275 1012 125 261 35 3 12 93 6 14 191 110 .258 .380 .334 .714 140.5  
4 Years Minors 524 1760 221 470 66 8 24 169 17 25 288 186 .267 .375 .355 .729 245.5  
162 Game Average 492 51 119 16 0 7 42 0 1 55 64 .242 .323 .322 .645 53.3  
Career Highs 139 466 55 116 19 1 8 43 1 2 58 58 .249 .336 .345 .682 56.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   547 57 135 16 0 9 51 1 2 58 69 .247 .324 .325 .649 59.2
vs LH   210 22 48 10 1 2 15 0 1 27 30 .229 .322 .314 .636 21.9
Home 131 382 38 84 14 1 5 35 0 1 47 53 .220 .309 .301 .611 37.4
Away 118 375 41 99 12 0 6 31 1 2 38 46 .264 .337 .344 .681 43.7
RISP   174 0 42 5 0 0 52 0 0 15 22 .241 .302 .270 .572 14.5
Pinch Hitting   28 3 7 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 5 .250 .323 .429 .751 3.9
Close/Late   95 8 28 3 0 1 7 0 0 10 11 .295 .364 .358 .722 12.6
Mar/Apr 38 89 14 25 3 0 1 6 0 1 17 12 .281 .393 .348 .741 13.4
May 47 133 15 33 4 0 3 13 1 0 18 15 .248 .346 .346 .692 16.9
June 48 173 15 34 5 0 3 12 0 0 14 24 .197 .261 .277 .538 12.3
July 46 158 15 35 7 0 2 15 0 1 14 23 .222 .291 .304 .595 13.6
August 36 105 8 26 3 0 1 7 0 1 13 10 .248 .336 .305 .641 11.1
Sep/Oct 34 99 12 30 4 1 1 13 0 0 9 15 .303 .367 .394 .761 13.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2028 20 ID GE 3B 66 64 531.7 46 125 2 11 .988 2.89   3.0
    SS 22 18 167.7 38 59 4 15 .960 5.21   1.1
    1B 4 0 8.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 11.25   0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
2029 21 ID GE 3B 124 116 1017.7 68 238 14 24 .956 2.71   4.5
    SS 5 4 32.7 10 12 1 3 .957 6.06   0.2
    1B 2 0 4.0 3 1 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
  3B 190 180 1549.3 114 363 16 35 .968 2.77   7.5
  SS 27 22 200.3 48 71 5 18 .960 5.35   1.4
  1B 6 0 12.0 13 1 0 1 1.000 10.50   0.0
  2B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   224 202 1762.6 176 435 21 54 .967 3.12   8.9
Career Highs   131 120 1054.3 95 251 15 28 .979 3.55    
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Idaho in 2024
Injured on 6/10/2024 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Idaho to Mississippi on 7/11/2024 (Going to ID: P Kazuma Sen. Going to MS: 3B Leif Ballard, C Alejandro Moncayo, ID's 1st and 3rd round picks in 2025)
Injured on 4/18/2027 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 4/24/2027 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 6/7/2027 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 4 days
Traded from Mississippi to Idaho on 6/21/2027 (Going to ID: P Sain Allen, P Luis Escobeo, SS Leif Ballard, MS's 2nd and 3rd round picks in 2028. Going to MS: P Russ Gobbler, RF Bill Hawking)