Michael Ballard
| 24-year-old Pitcher |
| Texas Rangers |
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| Date of Birth: February 6, 1984 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 |
| Bats/Throws: R/L |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 |
| 2006 | 22 | A- | Spokane | 18 | 2 | 7 | 63.1 | 283 | 78 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 40 | 19 | 41 | 5.68 | 6.96 |
| 2007 | 23 | A | Clinton | 14 | 9 | 4 | 75.2 | 325 | 87 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 33 | 14 | 59 | 3.92 | 4.88 |
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Bakersfield | 14 | 5 | 3 | 88.1 | 377 | 96 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 52 | 49 | 22 | 72 | 4.99 | 5.30 |
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Frisco | 15 | 8 | 3 | 88.1 | 384 | 107 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 39 | 29 | 64 | 3.97 | 4.28 |
| Extended Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 |
| 2006 | 22 | A- | Spokane | 6.7% | 14.5% | .340 | 45% | 6% | 4.40 | 5.75 |
| 2007 | 23 | A | Clinton | 4.3% | 18.2% | .337 | 57% | 5% | 3.34 | 4.40 |
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Bakersfield | 5.8% | 19.1% | .315 | 50% | 9% | 4.70 | 5.09 |
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Frisco | 7.6% | 16.7% | .365 | 47% | 2% | 3.36 | 4.73 |
Extended Statistics
2008: Frisco | 2007: Bakersfield | 2007: Clinton
| Split Statistics with Frisco in 2008 |
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 25.0 | 106 | 5.7% | 13.2% | .333 | 47% | 3.24 |
| May | 17.2 | 91 | 13.2% | 12.1% | .448 | 48% | 9.68 |
| June | 37.1 | 157 | 7.0% | 21.0% | .364 | 46% | 2.41 |
| July | 8.1 | 30 | 0.0% | 20.0% | .250 | 50% | 1.08 |
| AWAY | 40.0 | 193 | 10.4% | 14.0% | .426 | 47% | 6.08 |
| HOME | 48.1 | 191 | 4.7% | 19.4% | .306 | 47% | 2.23 |
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| July 4 | AA | vs. Springfield | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| June 29 | AA | @ Arkansas | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| June 22 | AA | vs. Corpus Christi | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| June 17 | AA | @ Midland | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| June 12 | AA | vs. Corpus Christi | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| June 7 | AA | @ San Antonio | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| June 1 | AA | vs. NW Arkansas | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| May 26 | AA | @ NW Arkansas | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| May 15 | AA | @ Midland | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| May 9 | AA | @ Corpus Christi | 2.2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
