Ryan Balfe
Ryan Ross Balfe
Born: November 11, 1975
Cornwall, NY US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, C, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Draft: Round 8 (1994 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Central HS (Cornwall, NY)
Career: 1994-2004
Ryan Balfe compiled a career batting average of .267 with 91 home runs and 504 RBI in his 979-game career with the Bristol Tigers, Fayetteville Generals, Lakeland Tigers, Tigers, Mobile BayBears, Memphis Redbirds, Syracuse SkyChiefs, Long Island Ducks, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, Brevard County Manatees, Harrisburg Senators, Edmonton Trappers, Mariners and San Antonio Missions. He began playing during the 1994 season and last took the field during the 2004 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R | APPY | Bristol Tigers | 43 | 147 | 121 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 38 | .215 | .342 | .264 | .607 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | A | SALL3 | Fayetteville Generals | 113 | 456 | 398 | 53 | 104 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 85 | .261 | .353 | .397 | .750 | 158 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 92 | 379 | 347 | 48 | 96 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 66 | .277 | .330 | .438 | .768 | 152 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 86 | 346 | 312 | 40 | 84 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 75 | .269 | .322 | .449 | .770 | 140 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 1997 | R | GULF | Tigers | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .571 | .625 | 1.000 | 1.625 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 23 | 77 | 69 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .232 | .312 | .420 | .732 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 111 | 457 | 400 | 69 | 112 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 95 | .280 | .363 | .455 | .818 | 182 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 130 | 521 | 462 | 61 | 121 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 120 | .262 | .338 | .403 | .740 | 186 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | 51 | 210 | 190 | 22 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 55 | .253 | .319 | .395 | .714 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 67 | 258 | 232 | 35 | 74 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 59 | .319 | .384 | .526 | .910 | 122 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 6 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 23 | 90 | 85 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .200 | .244 | .271 | .515 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | 61 | 224 | 199 | 18 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 49 | .246 | .318 | .407 | .725 | 81 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 26 | 92 | 78 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | .295 | .391 | .385 | .776 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | 30 | 123 | 110 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 27 | .291 | .350 | .491 | .841 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 54 | 205 | 183 | 33 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 40 | .295 | .358 | .464 | .822 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 36 | 151 | 141 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 42 | .213 | .252 | .234 | .486 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | R | ARIZ | Mariners | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 955 | 3764 | 3353 | 438 | 894 | 195 | 17 | 91 | 504 | 14 | 14 | 333 | 799 | .267 | .338 | .416 | .755 | 1396 | 98 | 45 | 4 | 29 | 19 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R | APPY | Bristol Tigers | 3B | 35 | 18 | 71 | 10 | 4 | .899 | 2.543 | ||||
| 1995 | A | SALL3 | Fayetteville Generals | 3B | 104 | 55 | 206 | 27 | 22 | .906 | 2.510 | ||||
| 1996 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 3B | 81 | 51 | 140 | 11 | 19 | .946 | 2.358 | ||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 3B | 75 | 44 | 161 | 21 | 14 | .907 | 2.733 | ||||
| 1997 | R | GULF | Tigers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 3B | 12 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 | .903 | 2.333 | ||||
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 3B | 108 | 70 | 213 | 24 | 18 | .922 | 2.620 | ||||
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 1B | 7 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 9.714 | ||||
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | LF | 108 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | OF | 108 | 166 | 12 | 5 | 1 | .973 | 1.648 | ||||
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | 3B | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .900 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | OF | 34 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .972 | 2.029 | ||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | RF | 22 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 3B | 17 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 3 | .925 | 2.176 | ||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 1B | 12 | 83 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 7.583 | ||||
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | 1B | 12 | 113 | 5 | 2 | 13 | .983 | 9.833 | ||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | LF | 12 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | LF | 10 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | OF | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.900 | ||||
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | RF | 9 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | 3B | 28 | 19 | 45 | 5 | 6 | .928 | 2.286 | ||||
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | OF | 23 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .944 | 1.478 | ||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | OF | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .941 | ||||
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | LF | 14 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | LF | 14 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 1B | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 3B | 8 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 4 | .913 | 2.625 | ||||
| 2003 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | C | 8 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.375 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9.1 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | C | 7 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.857 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20.0 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 3B | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.750 | ||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 1B | 38 | 281 | 25 | 3 | 33 | .990 | 8.053 | ||||
| 2003 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2003 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 2003 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 1B | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | ||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2004 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 1B | 16 | 119 | 11 | 4 | 15 | .970 | 8.125 | ||||
| Totals | 979 | 1340 | 992 | 127 | 168 | .948 | 2.382 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 14.3 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R | Appalachian League | Bristol Tigers | DET | ||
| 1995 | A | South Atlantic League | Fayetteville Generals | DET | ||
| 1996 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
| 1997 | R | Gulf Coast League | Tigers | DET | ||
| 1997 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
| 1998 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | SDN | ||
| 1999 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | SDN | ||
| 2000 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | SDN | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Syracuse SkyChiefs | TOR | ||
| 2001 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | June 21, 2001 | September 3, 2001 |
| 2002 | Ind | Atlantic League | Long Island Ducks | |||
| 2002 | AA | Southern League | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | CHN | ||
| 2002 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | April 4, 2002 | April 15, 2002 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Brevard County Manatees | FLO | ||
| 2003 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | MON | ||
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | MIL | ||
| 2004 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SEA | April 8, 2004 | June 17, 2004 |
| 2004 | R | Arizona League | Mariners | SEA | August 26, 2004 | August 26, 2004 |
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