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John Bale

Athletics Career team 2007–2009
Number #66
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 52
Height 6' 4"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Cheverly, MD
Born May 22, 1974

Key Insights

2009
He misses bats about equally against both hands

Bale gets a whiff on 9.8% of the swings right-handers take and 19.4% of the swings left-handers take.

218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 259 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters put the bat on almost everything he throws

Hitters only miss 15% of what Bale offers, 22nd percentile.

551 pitches in 2009. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2009, 497th in MLB.
He takes strikes without needing contact, over and over

27% of Bale's pitches end in a called strike or a swing and miss, 70th percentile.

551 pitches in 2009. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2009, 191st in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB May 22, 1974
Birth Place Cheverly, MD
Height 6' 4"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left
College/Draft Southern Miss