3B Josh Ball #16
Houston Mavericks PBC
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/2024
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3B JOSH BALL #16 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
88 333 78 22 4 18 60 22 114 .234 .289 .486 16 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 4
Gap 6 6 6 6
Power 7 8 7 7
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 25
Errors: - 60 40
Arm: 25 65 45
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/2024 @ MIN Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
09/29/2024 @ MIN Win, 8-5 4 2 2 4 2 0 0 0
09/28/2024 @ MIN Loss, 0-9 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2024 @ MIN Loss, 6-7 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/25/2024 @ AZ Win, 8-1 4 1 1 4 1 0 1 0
09/24/2024 @ AZ Win, 17-0 4 2 2 6 1 0 0 0
09/23/2024 @ AZ Win, 8-3 5 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
09/22/2024 @ AZ Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/20/2024 NOLA Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
09/19/2024 NOLA Loss, 4-6 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
PERSONALITY
Josh puts in long hours.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:05/22/1996
Born in:Fullerton, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$100,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:111 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2019, 6th Pick in Round 8
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 88 333 78 22 4 18 60 57 22 114 .234 .289 .486 .775 .327 .252 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 88 362 4 2 0 6 2 1 162 44 16 15 51.6 40.8 3.95 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 24 9 1 8 27 18 6 25 0 2 0 .308 .357 .756 1.114
Versus Right   255 54 13 3 10 33 39 16 89 1 0 4 .212 .268 .404 .672
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   60 13 1 1 4 10 10 6 23 0 0 0 .217 .288 .467 .755
July   94 26 9 1 4 16 18 7 34 0 0 2 .277 .340 .521 .861
August   89 15 4 1 3 13 13 4 29 0 1 0 .169 .204 .337 .541
September   90 24 8 1 7 21 16 5 28 1 1 2 .267 .316 .611 .927
Spring Training   79 20 0 2 6 13 10 5 27 0 1 0 .253 .298 .532 .829
Last Year   338 96 26 2 20 57 43 24 103 1 1 2 .284 .334 .550 .885
2 Years Ago   305 70 11 2 16 50 38 36 123 3 1 4 .230 .316 .436 .752
Career   1509 384 89 9 84 251 211 139 528 8 6 16 .254 .322 .492 .815
Home   161 32 12 0 6 23 26 15 55 0 1 1 .199 .271 .385 .656
Road   172 46 10 4 12 37 31 7 59 1 1 3 .267 .306 .581 .887
Grass   75 20 6 1 5 11 11 3 24 0 1 1 .267 .304 .573 .877
Turf   258 58 16 3 13 49 46 19 90 1 1 3 .225 .285 .461 .746
Day   214 50 17 3 10 38 36 20 74 0 2 3 .234 .308 .481 .789
Night   119 28 5 1 8 22 21 2 40 1 0 1 .235 .252 .496 .748
As Starter   333 78 22 4 18 60 57 22 114 1 2 4 .234 .289 .486 .775
Close/Late   72 19 8 0 2 13 11 4 28 0 1 0 .264 .303 .458 .761
Inning 1-3   102 32 10 1 11 27 25 8 29 0 1 1 .314 .369 .755 1.124
Inning 4-6   114 19 3 2 3 8 14 7 43 0 0 3 .167 .234 .307 .541
Inning 7-9   109 26 9 1 4 25 18 6 40 1 0 0 .239 .276 .450 .725
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
0 Outs   124 29 9 1 5 15 28 10 40 1 2 1 .234 .294 .444 .738
1 Outs   108 27 6 1 7 22 16 3 41 0 0 2 .250 .283 .519 .802
2 Outs   101 22 7 2 6 23 13 9 33 0 0 1 .218 .288 .505 .793
Scoring Position   96 21 7 1 6 41 15 9 31 1 2 1 .219 .290 .500 .790
Bases Empty   181 42 12 3 7 7 29 11 67 0 0 3 .232 .287 .448 .735
Runner on 1st   56 15 3 0 5 12 13 2 16 0 0 0 .268 .293 .589 .882
Runner on 2nd   38 8 1 0 2 6 6 4 12 0 2 0 .211 .286 .395 .680
Runner on 3rd   14 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 9 0 0 1 .143 .250 .429 .679
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 5 0 0 0 .167 .250 .389 .639
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 1 0 1 9 2 0 4 1 0 0 .300 .273 .700 .973
Bases Loaded   9 4 2 0 2 15 3 2 1 0 0 0 .444 .545 1.333 1.879
Two Strikes   194 31 7 1 8 29 25 9 114 0 0 1 .160 .201 .330 .531
First Pitch   42 12 3 2 4 11 6 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .738 1.024
Count 0-1   21 8 6 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 .381 .381 .667 1.048
Count 0-2   34 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 0 0 0 .118 .118 .147 .265
Count 1-0   19 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .211 .238 .263 .501
Count 1-1   19 8 4 1 2 6 5 1 0 0 0 2 .421 .500 1.053 1.553
Count 1-2   64 9 2 1 2 8 4 0 46 0 0 0 .141 .141 .297 .438
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Count 2-1   19 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .316 .632
Count 2-2   55 10 3 0 3 11 8 0 29 0 0 0 .182 .182 .400 .582
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 7 1 0 3 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 .583 .688 1.417 2.104
Full Count   41 8 1 0 3 9 11 9 18 0 0 1 .195 .353 .439 .792
Behind in Count   119 21 9 1 2 12 13 0 67 0 0 0 .176 .176 .319 .496
Ahead in Count   57 19 2 0 4 11 14 12 0 1 1 1 .333 .451 .579 1.030
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 2nd   4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 3rd   60 13 3 1 2 10 11 2 22 0 0 0 .217 .242 .400 .642
Batting 4th   73 20 7 1 6 16 14 3 27 0 0 0 .274 .303 .644 .946
Batting 5th   23 7 0 0 3 5 6 1 6 0 0 0 .304 .333 .696 1.029
Batting 6th   11 4 1 0 2 5 2 1 4 0 0 1 .364 .462 1.000 1.462
Batting 8th   90 21 6 2 3 13 17 9 26 0 0 2 .233 .317 .444 .761
Batting 9th   70 12 4 0 2 8 7 4 25 1 1 1 .171 .224 .314 .538
Low Leverage   145 34 11 3 6 16 26 9 50 1 0 2 .234 .287 .476 .762
Medium Leverage   129 32 7 1 9 28 22 8 48 0 1 2 .248 .302 .527 .829
High Leverage   58 12 4 0 3 16 9 5 16 0 1 0 .207 .270 .431 .701
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+ wRC+ WAR
2020 Houston - PBC 24 60 225 60 14 1 11 37 23 20 3 1 74 6 7 .267 .333 .484 .818 118 120 1.0
2021 Houston - PBC 25 86 308 80 16 0 19 47 50 37 3 2 114 15 6 .260 .343 .497 .840 126 126 2.9
2022 Houston - PBC 26 83 305 70 11 2 16 50 38 36 4 3 123 16 11 .230 .316 .436 .752 99 94 0.9
2023 Houston - PBC 27 88 338 96 26 2 20 57 43 24 2 1 103 15 14 .284 .334 .550 .885 138 142 2.9
2024 Houston - PBC 28 88 333 78 22 4 18 60 57 22 4 1 114 16 15 .234 .289 .486 .775 105 104 0.8
Total PBC 405 1509 384 89 9 84 251 211 139 16 8 528 68 53 .254 .322 .492 .815 117 117 8.5
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+ wRC+ WAR
2019 Total - 23 54 217 58 17 7 23 49 58 42 9 0 95 11 6 .267 .407 .728 1.135 100 100 3.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Houston - Pro 2B 49 49 113 113 15 233 7 .970 429.0 4.74 -1.9 1.004
2020 Houston - Pro SS 8 7 10 9 1 19 0 1.000 56.2 3.02 -1.7 .919
2021 Houston - Pro 1B 4 4 25 3 3 29 1 .966 32.0 7.88 -0.5 .840
2021 Houston - Pro 2B 75 74 149 166 26 317 2 .994 661.1 4.29 +5.2 1.073
2021 Houston - Pro 3B 8 8 5 11 0 18 2 .889 70.0 2.06 -0.6 .886
2021 Houston - Pro SS 1 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 7.0 10.29 -0.0 .842
2022 Houston - Pro 2B 83 83 189 201 35 399 9 .977 731.1 4.80 +0.8 1.018
2022 Houston - Pro SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 1.003
2023 Houston - Pro 2B 88 88 193 225 48 426 8 .981 764.1 4.92 +1.4 1.009
2024 Houston - Pro 3B 88 88 58 144 8 216 14 .935 791.2 2.30 -1.8 .979
TOTAL 1B 4 4 25 3 3 29 1 .966 32.0 7.88 -0.5 .840
TOTAL 2B 295 294 644 705 124 1375 26 .981 2586.0 4.69 +5.4 1.026
TOTAL 3B 96 96 63 155 8 234 16 .932 861.2 2.28 -2.4 .972
TOTAL SS 13 7 15 14 1 29 0 1.000 70.2 3.69 -1.7 .904
PLAYER HISTORY
10/30/2019 Drafted in the 2019 first-year player draft out of college (Duke University; Durham, NC) by the Houston Mavericks. (Round 8, Pick 6, 132nd overall pick).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 4 (5).
06/12/2020 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Houston Mavericks development complex.
06/15/2020 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 3 days.
07/12/2020 Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 weeks.
11/19/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
08/29/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Game.
09/29/2021 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/17/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
08/29/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Game.
11/20/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
06/19/2023 Hits three home runs against the San Diego Roadrunners, going 4-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/28/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Game.
11/09/2023 Wins the 2023 PBC WC Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
11/21/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
09/30/2024 Wins the PBC WC Player of the Week Award.
10/30/2024 Houston Mavericks have executed the contract year option.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2023 88 1
2024 88 1
Year K Rank
2021 114 4
2022 123 4
2023 103 6
2024 114 3
Year TB Rank
2023 186 5
Year 2B Rank
2023 26 2
2024 22 6
Year 3B Rank
2024 4 4
Year HR Rank
2021 19 10
2023 20 6
2024 18 7
Year RBI Rank
2023 57 10
2024 60 6
Year IBB Rank
2022 7 3
Year EBH Rank
2023 48 1
2024 44 1
Year SLG Rank
2023 .550 5
Year ISO Rank
2023 .266 3
2024 .252 5
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