1B Wladimir Balentien #9
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles NPB
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/21/2022
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1B WLADIMIR BALENTIEN #9 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
89 284 56 5 0 11 29 47 98 .197 .313 .331 4 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 40 35 35
Gap 25 25 25 25
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 60 60 55 60
Avoid K's 35 40 35 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 25
Errors: - 20 30
Arm: 20 55 50
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/2022 CHIB Loss, 2-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/2022 CHIB Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/2022 @ SB Loss, 5-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
09/18/2022 @ HOKK Win, 5-4 3 2 2 4 2 1 0 0
09/17/2022 @ HOKK Loss, 2-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
09/16/2022 SB Loss, 1-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2022 ORI Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/2022 @ SEIB Loss, 4-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
09/08/2022 @ HOKK Loss, 5-6 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
09/05/2022 SEIB Win, 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Balentien never shows any lack of effort.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Greed
Birthday:07/02/1984
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Dutch
Height:6' 1"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,400,000
Signed Through:2022 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:191 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 31 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 89 284 56 5 0 11 29 29 47 98 .197 .313 .331 .644 .288 .134 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 75 337 1 3 0 5 5 0 94 16 4 1 80.0 32.1 3.63 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   69 18 2 0 3 8 10 13 16 0 1 1 .261 .386 .420 .806
Versus Right   215 38 3 0 8 21 18 34 82 0 4 0 .177 .289 .302 .591
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   17 4 0 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 .235 .409 .412 .821
April   54 11 1 0 1 7 2 6 21 0 0 0 .204 .283 .278 .561
May   40 8 1 0 1 2 4 6 10 0 1 0 .200 .304 .300 .604
June   33 8 0 0 0 1 5 6 9 0 0 1 .242 .375 .242 .617
July   44 9 3 0 2 5 5 8 21 0 1 0 .205 .327 .409 .736
August   56 9 0 0 3 6 5 10 18 0 1 0 .161 .288 .321 .609
September   40 7 0 0 3 6 5 6 17 0 2 0 .175 .283 .400 .683
Spring Training   51 13 0 0 6 12 9 13 17 0 3 0 .255 .406 .608 1.014
Last Year   395 89 6 2 24 69 60 64 136 2 12 0 .225 .332 .433 .765
2 Years Ago   438 133 9 0 35 85 74 49 110 5 8 1 .304 .371 .564 .935
Career   4630 1237 155 4 358 946 704 753 1247 34 25 17 .267 .369 .534 .904
Home   147 29 2 0 7 17 18 22 52 0 2 0 .197 .302 .354 .656
Road   137 27 3 0 4 12 11 25 46 0 3 1 .197 .325 .307 .632
Grass   31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 .129 .129 .129 .258
Turf   253 52 5 0 11 29 29 47 90 0 3 1 .206 .332 .356 .688
Day   116 29 3 0 5 17 13 15 33 0 2 0 .250 .336 .405 .741
Night   168 27 2 0 6 12 16 32 65 0 3 1 .161 .299 .280 .578
As Starter   274 54 5 0 11 28 27 44 96 0 5 1 .197 .310 .336 .646
As Reliever / Substitution   10 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585
Pinch Hitting   10 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585
Close/Late   82 15 0 0 2 7 6 16 31 0 2 1 .183 .323 .256 .579
Inning 1-3   84 18 3 0 2 7 9 12 27 0 0 0 .214 .312 .321 .634
Inning 4-6   94 15 1 0 6 13 12 15 33 0 3 0 .160 .275 .362 .637
Inning 7-9   87 20 1 0 3 7 7 16 31 0 2 1 .230 .356 .345 .701
Extra Innings   19 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 0 0 0 .158 .304 .158 .462
0 Outs   101 21 1 0 2 7 11 13 36 0 4 0 .208 .298 .277 .575
1 Outs   95 21 2 0 7 13 10 15 31 0 1 0 .221 .327 .463 .790
2 Outs   88 14 2 0 2 9 7 19 31 0 0 1 .159 .315 .250 .565
Scoring Position   74 14 1 0 2 18 8 15 25 0 5 0 .189 .326 .284 .610
Bases Empty   158 33 4 0 7 7 16 25 52 0 0 1 .209 .321 .367 .688
Runner on 1st   52 9 0 0 2 4 4 7 21 0 0 0 .173 .271 .288 .560
Runner on 2nd   28 7 1 0 0 2 5 6 6 0 4 0 .250 .382 .286 .668
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 4 0 0 1 6 2 4 11 0 0 0 .200 .333 .350 .683
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Two Strikes   195 32 4 0 8 19 16 21 98 0 0 0 .164 .245 .308 .553
First Pitch   19 7 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 .368 .455 .368 .823
Count 0-1   17 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .278 .412 .690
Count 0-2   26 4 0 0 3 5 3 0 17 0 0 0 .154 .154 .500 .654
Count 1-0   13 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .615 1.000
Count 1-1   18 5 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .444 .722
Count 1-2   60 8 1 0 1 5 3 0 39 0 0 0 .133 .133 .200 .333
Count 2-0   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 2-2   59 9 2 0 1 4 4 0 28 0 0 0 .153 .153 .237 .390
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 1 0 0 3 1 14 0 0 0 0 .250 .833 .500 1.333
Full Count   50 11 1 0 3 5 6 21 14 0 0 0 .220 .451 .420 .871
Behind in Count   103 16 1 0 5 12 8 0 56 0 0 1 .155 .163 .311 .474
Ahead in Count   35 8 1 0 1 4 5 23 0 0 2 0 .229 .534 .343 .877
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   81 19 3 0 3 8 9 8 32 0 2 1 .235 .311 .383 .694
Batting 5th   84 14 0 0 4 10 7 16 30 0 0 0 .167 .300 .310 .610
Batting 6th   91 19 1 0 3 9 9 19 25 0 1 0 .209 .345 .319 .664
Batting 7th   16 4 1 0 1 2 3 2 5 0 2 0 .250 .333 .500 .833
Batting 8th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   96 21 3 0 7 12 11 16 27 0 1 0 .219 .330 .469 .799
Medium Leverage   118 22 2 0 1 4 12 18 40 0 1 1 .186 .299 .229 .528
High Leverage   69 13 0 0 3 13 5 12 30 0 3 0 .188 .309 .319 .627
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
2007 Seattle - MLB 22 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .500 2.000 2.500 540 416 0.2
2008 Seattle - MLB 23 71 243 49 13 0 7 24 23 16 0 1 79 0 1 .202 .250 .342 .592 60 53 -0.9
2009 Cincinnati - MLB 24 40 110 29 7 1 3 11 12 15 0 0 27 1 1 .264 .352 .427 .779 110 113 0.4
2009 Seattle - MLB 24 56 155 33 10 0 4 13 18 13 0 2 43 1 0 .213 .271 .355 .625 68 61 -0.5
2009 Total - MLB 24 96 265 62 17 1 7 24 30 28 0 2 70 2 1 .234 .305 .385 .690 86 83 -0.0
2011 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 26 140 486 111 22 1 31 76 63 61 2 6 131 3 1 .228 .314 .469 .783 127 134 3.7
2012 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 27 106 353 96 13 0 31 81 58 64 3 2 92 1 0 .272 .386 .572 .958 178 200 5.4
2013 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 28 130 439 145 17 0 60 131 94 103 1 4 105 0 0 .330 .455 .779 1.234 256 284 12.0
2014 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 29 112 366 110 12 0 31 69 61 75 2 3 95 2 0 .301 .419 .587 1.007 193 217 6.4
2015 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 30 15 43 8 2 0 1 6 4 9 0 0 14 0 0 .186 .327 .302 .629 86 99 0.2
2016 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 31 132 457 123 20 0 31 96 64 72 3 5 116 0 1 .269 .369 .516 .885 158 178 5.8
2017 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 32 125 445 113 14 1 32 80 60 70 3 1 112 0 1 .254 .358 .506 .864 151 174 5.4
2018 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 33 142 514 138 22 0 38 131 72 85 0 3 121 1 1 .268 .370 .533 .904 163 182 6.7
2019 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 34 120 410 115 13 0 33 93 65 54 1 3 117 0 1 .280 .363 .554 .917 166 187 5.4
2020 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 35 119 438 133 9 0 35 85 74 49 1 5 110 0 0 .304 .371 .564 .935 163 164 4.5
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 36 121 395 89 6 2 24 69 60 64 0 2 136 0 0 .225 .332 .433 .765 122 126 2.2
2022 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 37 89 284 56 5 0 11 29 29 47 1 0 98 4 1 .197 .313 .331 .644 87 93 0.1
Total MLB 170 511 113 31 1 15 52 54 44 0 4 149 2 2 .221 .281 .374 .655 77 71 -0.8
Total NPB 1351 4630 1237 155 4 358 946 704 753 17 34 1247 11 6 .267 .369 .534 .904 162 178 57.8
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
2003 Seattle (AZL) - R 18 50 187 53 12 5 16 52 42 22 3 3 55 4 2 .283 .363 .658 1.021 167 155 2.3
2004 Wisconsin - A 19 76 260 72 12 3 15 46 39 12 3 1 77 10 2 .277 .315 .519 .834 133 128 1.9
2004 Inland Empire - A+ 19 10 38 11 1 0 2 5 5 4 0 0 10 1 0 .289 .357 .474 .831 122 123 0.2
2004 Total - A+ 19 86 298 83 13 3 17 51 44 16 3 1 87 11 2 .279 .321 .513 .834 131 127 2.1
2005 Inland Empire - A+ 20 123 492 143 38 8 25 93 76 33 6 7 160 9 2 .291 .338 .553 .891 135 132 3.9
2006 Amarillo - AA 21 121 444 102 23 1 22 82 76 70 4 4 140 14 7 .230 .337 .435 .772 110 108 2.4
2007 Tacoma - AAA 22 124 477 139 24 4 24 84 77 54 3 8 105 15 4 .291 .362 .509 .871 123 118 3.1
2008 Tacoma - AAA 23 62 233 62 20 0 18 53 49 32 3 6 49 3 4 .266 .354 .584 .938 138 130 2.0
2010 Louisville - AAA 25 116 401 113 23 2 25 78 71 37 2 11 85 12 1 .282 .337 .536 .873 135 132 3.3
2012 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 27 2 6 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262 217 201 0.1
2013 The Netherlands - WBC 28 7 23 7 3 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 .304 .360 .435 .795 95 97 -0.0
2014 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 29 2 5 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 1.800 352 335 0.2
2015 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 30 3 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .125 .300 .500 .800 103 106 0.0
2016 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 31 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286 -19 26 -0.0
2017 The Netherlands - WBC 32 7 26 15 1 0 4 12 10 5 0 0 4 0 0 .577 .645 1.077 1.722 317 245 0.9
2017 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 32 5 18 10 1 0 2 8 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 .556 .571 .944 1.516 284 253 0.5
2019 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 34 4 11 3 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .273 .385 .545 .930 137 137 0.1
Total IL 116 401 113 23 2 25 78 71 37 2 11 85 12 1 .282 .337 .536 .873 135 132
Total PCL 186 710 201 44 4 42 137 126 86 6 14 154 18 8 .283 .359 .534 .893 128 122
Total TEX 121 444 102 23 1 22 82 76 70 4 4 140 14 7 .230 .337 .435 .772 110 108
Total CAL 133 530 154 39 8 27 98 81 37 6 7 170 10 2 .291 .340 .547 .887 134 132
Total MID 76 260 72 12 3 15 46 39 12 3 1 77 10 2 .277 .315 .519 .834 133 128
Total AZL 50 187 53 12 5 16 52 42 22 3 3 55 4 2 .283 .363 .658 1.021 167 155
Total NGN 18 53 19 1 0 6 15 11 9 0 1 8 0 0 .358 .444 .717 1.161 189 181
CAREER POSTSEASON 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 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 35 11 32 9 3 0 1 3 8 3 1 0 9 1 0 .281 .361 .469 .830 136 118 -1.0
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 36 12 40 6 0 0 1 6 2 5 0 1 21 0 0 .150 .239 .225 .464 37 44 -1.5
Total NPB 23 72 15 3 0 2 9 10 8 1 1 30 1 0 .208 .293 .333 .626 82 77
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2007 Seattle - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Seattle - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Seattle - MLB LF 5 5 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 43.0 2.93 0.0 .000
2008 Seattle - MLB CF 29 25 60 0 0 60 0 1.000 218.2 2.47 0.0 .000
2008 Seattle - MLB RF 35 32 76 5 0 83 2 .976 293.0 2.49 0.0 .000
2008 Seattle - MLB DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 24.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Cincinnati - MLB LF 19 17 39 1 0 41 1 .976 155.2 2.31 0.0 .000
2009 Seattle - MLB LF 42 34 83 5 0 89 1 .989 338.2 2.34 0.0 .000
2009 Cincinnati - MLB RF 17 11 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 110.0 2.29 0.0 .000
2009 Seattle - MLB RF 5 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 25.2 1.75 0.0 .000
2009 Seattle - MLB DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT LF 4 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 38.0 2.61 +0.1 .000
2020 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT RF 6 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 36.0 1.00 -0.7 .994
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 71 60 146 7 0 155 2 .987 576.1 2.39 +0.1 .000
TOTAL CF 29 25 60 0 0 60 0 1.000 218.2 2.47 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 66 50 113 5 0 120 2 .983 470.2 2.26 -0.7 .994
TOTAL DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 32.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
03/27/2020 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/13/2020 Hits his 300th career Nippon Professional Baseball League home run!
07/18/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/01/2020 Wins the NPB JPL Batter of the Month Award.
09/28/2020 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
11/18/2020 Wins the 2020 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at DH.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
08/16/2021 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
10/06/2021 Wins the 2021 NPB JPL First Stage MVP Award.
10/23/2021 Wins the 2021 Japan Series with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
11/16/2021 Became a free agent.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
01/04/2022 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,400,000 with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year TB Rank
2020 247 9
Year HR Rank
2020 35 4
2021 24 5
Year RBI Rank
2020 85 9
2021 69 8
Year BB Rank
2021 64 7
Year SF Rank
2020 5 4
Year AVG Rank
2020 .304 3
Year OBP Rank
2020 .371 6
Year SLG Rank
2020 .564 4
Year RC Rank
2020 94.06 6
Year RC/27 Rank
2020 7.84 5
2021 5.06 9
Year ISO Rank
2020 .260 4
2021 .208 6
Year WOBA Rank
2020 .401 5
2021 .333 8
Year OPS Rank
2020 .935 4
2021 .765 10
Year WAR Rank
2020 4.7 9
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