P Balinda Murunga #6
Bloemfontein Judges SAB
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/10/2037
 OA: 40 POT: 40
BNN Index | SAB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P BALINDA MURUNGA #6 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
22 22 4-8 0 3.74 108.1 111 10 41 77 1.40 1.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Splitter 50 50
Cutter 45 45
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 40
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 60
Defense 35
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/10/2037 @ KRU Loss, 3-4 X 5.0 5 3 1 1 3
10/04/2037 TEM Loss, 2-3 X 5.0 6 3 3 0 1 Loss
09/27/2037 @ TEM Loss, 6-7 X 3.2 6 5 5 0 2 Loss
09/19/2037 @ VER Loss, 3-4 X 5.0 6 3 3 1 5 Loss
09/09/2037 @ TEM Win, 6-4 X 5.0 6 4 1 4 2
08/30/2037 VER Win, 7-2 X 6.1 5 1 1 0 3 Win
08/24/2037 @ SOW Loss, 0-9 X 3.2 8 5 5 1 3 Loss
08/18/2037 @ VER Win, 9-6 X 4.1 6 4 4 1 2
08/11/2037 TEM Loss, 1-3 X 6.1 4 1 1 2 7 Loss
08/05/2037 SOW Loss, 5-6 X 4.2 4 3 3 1 6
PERSONALITY
Balinda always has a joke to tell in the clubhouse.
Personality Class: Prankster
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition
Birthday:10/24/2002
Born in:Soweto, GAU
Nationality:South African
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,120,000
Signed Through:2037 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 92 Days
Service This Yr:162 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 6 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2024, 3rd Pick in Round 2
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2037 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 22 22 4 8 0 3.74 108.1 111 52 45 10 41 77 0 0.0 0 5 22.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.71 9.22 6.40 3.41 3.92 1.40 92 1.4 .295        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 160 30 5 1 2 16 15 38 1 0 0 .188 .256 .269 .524      
vs. RHB 268 81 18 1 8 36 26 39 0 0 1 .302 .366 .466 .833      
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2037 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 1 1 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 5 3 1 0 1 3  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 6 3 3 1 0 1  
May 4 4 2 1 0 1.64 22.0 20 4 4 2 9 16  
June 4 4 1 1 0 6.35 17.0 21 14 12 2 8 13  
July 4 4 0 1 0 0.89 20.1 14 2 2 1 13 14  
August 5 5 1 2 0 4.97 25.1 27 14 14 2 5 21  
September 3 3 0 2 0 5.93 13.2 18 12 9 2 5 9  
October 2 2 0 1 0 3.60 10.0 11 6 4 1 1 4  
Spring Training 5 5 1 2 0 3.57 22.2 19 10 9 3 7 19  
Last Year 22 22 6 7 0 4.36 99.0 85 49 48 7 40 81  
2 Years Ago 24 24 7 7 0 4.08 121.1 129 61 55 12 33 103  
Career 133 70 23 22 1 3.73 455.2 420 205 189 38 170 380  
Home 12 12 3 3 0 2.80 61.0 53 21 19 3 21 46  
Road 10 10 1 5 0 4.94 47.1 58 31 26 7 20 31  
Grass 2 2 0 2 0 9.72 8.1 14 9 9 2 3 6  
Turf 20 20 4 6 0 3.24 100.0 97 43 36 8 38 71  
Day 11 11 4 6 0 3.61 57.1 52 25 23 6 15 43  
Night 11 11 0 2 0 3.88 51.0 59 27 22 4 26 34  
As Starter 22 22 4 8 0 3.74 108.1 111 52 45 10 41 77  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2026 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - SAB 23 7 1 3 0 0 1.88 14.1 9 3 3 1 5 13 0 0 0.98 .211 3.18 0.2 189
2027 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - SAB 24 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2.00 .400 3.94 -0.0 74
2028 Bloemfontein - SAB 25 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.29 .000 11.15 -0.3 88
2029 Bloemfontein - SAB 26 3 0 0 0 0 3.18 5.2 4 2 2 1 1 5 0 0 0.88 .214 3.99 -0.0 106
2030 Bloemfontein - SAB 27 19 0 1 0 1 3.26 30.1 24 12 11 1 15 29 0 0 1.29 .280 3.05 0.3 106
2033 Bloemfontein - SAB 30 18 0 2 0 0 3.03 38.2 30 14 13 3 19 41 0 0 1.27 .287 3.29 0.2 112
2034 Bloemfontein - SAB 31 16 1 0 0 0 2.67 33.2 25 10 10 2 12 29 0 0 1.10 .256 2.83 0.4 121
2035 Bloemfontein - SAB 32 24 24 7 7 0 4.08 121.1 129 61 55 12 33 103 0 0 1.34 .321 3.48 2.5 99
2036 Bloemfontein - SAB 33 22 22 6 7 0 4.36 99.0 85 49 48 7 40 81 0 0 1.26 .269 3.75 1.7 93
2037 Bloemfontein - SAB 34 22 22 4 8 0 3.74 108.1 111 52 45 10 41 77 0 0 1.40 .295 3.92 1.4 115
Total SAB 133 70 23 22 1 3.73 455.2 420 205 189 38 170 380 0 0 1.29 .288 3.59 6.3 105
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2023 Total - 20 16 15 6 3 0 3.02 98.1 93 37 33 7 24 87 0 0 1.19 .310 3.09 2.5 100
2024 Total - 21 16 15 6 4 0 3.01 98.2 91 37 33 6 27 102 0 0 1.20 .321 2.80 3.0 100
2025 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 22 21 9 4 0 2.91 117.1 117 41 38 7 36 90 0 0 1.30 .310 4.17 2.5 169
2026 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 18 16 5 3 0 3.12 89.1 85 33 31 4 29 51 0 0 1.28 .291 3.73 1.2 121
2027 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 24 24 11 3 0 2.65 139.1 113 43 41 4 35 102 0 0 1.06 .269 2.80 3.6 140
2028 Lebowakgomo - AA 25 22 22 6 10 0 3.76 127.0 134 59 53 5 37 94 0 0 1.35 .327 3.22 2.7 102
2029 Lebowakgomo - AA 26 24 10 6 4 0 2.75 75.1 70 26 23 4 11 59 0 0 1.08 .296 2.52 1.8 124
2030 Lebowakgomo - AA 27 7 7 1 1 0 2.52 39.1 31 12 11 1 8 33 0 0 0.99 .270 2.10 1.3 138
2031 Lebowakgomo - AA 28 44 0 3 6 5 2.80 61.0 59 20 19 2 15 55 0 0 1.21 .317 2.62 1.2 125
2032 Lebowakgomo - AA 29 39 0 3 3 6 2.09 51.2 57 15 12 2 14 39 0 0 1.37 .340 2.87 0.9 168
2033 Lebowakgomo - AA 30 8 0 0 0 1 4.66 9.2 14 5 5 1 4 8 0 0 1.86 .406 4.09 -0.1 74
Total SARB 208 100 44 34 12 2.95 710.0 680 254 233 30 189 531 0 0 1.22 .304 3.16 129.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2026 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 7 1 1 1 0 3 1 .667 14.1 1.26 -0.1 .500
2027 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 Bloemfontein - INT P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2029 Bloemfontein - INT P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.6 .000
2030 Bloemfontein - INT P 19 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 30.1 0.89 +0.7 1.449
2033 Bloemfontein - INT P 18 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 38.2 0.70 +0.6 .953
2034 Bloemfontein - INT P 16 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 33.2 0.80 -0.6 .974
2035 Bloemfontein - INT P 24 24 9 12 2 21 0 1.000 121.1 1.56 -0.1 1.176
2036 Bloemfontein - INT P 22 22 5 7 1 12 0 1.000 99.0 1.09 -0.4 .976
2037 Bloemfontein - INT P 22 22 3 15 0 18 0 1.000 108.1 1.50 +0.3 .901
TOTAL P 133 70 21 42 5 64 1 .984 455.2 1.24 +1.0 .999
PLAYER HISTORY
11/17/2028 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
10/14/2029 Wins the 2029 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Lebowakgomo Golden Grizzlies!
10/24/2029 Wins the 2029 Japan Series with the Bloemfontein Judges.
11/16/2029 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
12/12/2030 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
11/18/2031 Wins the 2031 Japan Series with the Bloemfontein Judges.
12/11/2031 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
10/21/2032 Finished 2nd in 2032 SARB WL Reliever of the Year voting.
12/17/2032 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
12/13/2033 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
11/27/2034 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $290,000 with the Bloemfontein Judges organization.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
11/27/2035 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $790,000 with the Bloemfontein Judges organization.
12/02/2035 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
04/23/2036 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Bloemfontein Judges development complex.
05/28/2036 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/29/2036 Injured (strained back),out for 4 weeks.
11/26/2036 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,120,000 with the Bloemfontein Judges organization.
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
06/30/2037 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days.
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