Wladimir
Balentien
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: March 3, 1997 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2020 23 SEA AL $ 300,000   42 42 42 28 28 28 46 44 45 39 38 38 47 46 46
2021 24 SDN NL     51 51 52 28 28 28 59 57 58 43 42 42 67 67 67
2022 25 SDN NL $ 300,000   67 67 68 57 57 57 70 68 69 53 52 52 73 72 72
2023 26 SDN NL $ 300,000   68 68 69 59 59 59 72 70 71 54 53 53 73 73 73
2024 27 SDN NL $ 300,000   66 66 67 63 63 63 68 67 67 56 54 55 67 67 67
2025 28 SDN NL $ 300,000   69 69 70 70 70 70 74 72 73 57 56 56 69 69 69
2026 29 CHN NL $ 300,000   67 67 68 82 82 82 68 67 67 60 59 59 69 68 68
2027 30 CHA AL $ 2,135,714   66 66 67 77 77 77 70 68 69 71 70 70 71 70 70
OOTP6 Min Ratings     42 42 42 28 28 28 46 44 45 39 38 38 47 46 46
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,135,714   69 69 70 82 82 82 74 72 73 71 70 70 73 73 73
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2020 23 SEA AL 29 89 14 22 3 0 1 10 0 0 9 21 .247 .316 .315 .631 8.4 0.8
    AAA   82 327 64 102 26 1 11 43 5 2 28 79 .312 .366 .498 .865 55.8  
    AA   45 170 30 54 8 1 10 45 1 1 30 26 .318 .420 .553 .973 37.6  
2021 24 AAA   130 489 67 131 31 1 6 60 5 3 48 101 .268 .333 .372 .706 60.4  
2022 25 SDN NL 77 284 33 60 11 0 9 30 0 0 22 44 .211 .269 .345 .614 23.8 0.8
    AAA   82 304 52 92 19 1 18 48 2 6 43 53 .303 .389 .549 .938 60.3  
2023 26 SDN NL 156 540 71 148 36 3 18 74 1 1 50 116 .274 .340 .452 .792 82.1 17.3
2024 27 SDN NL 7 23 3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .174 .296 .304 .601 2.3 0.1
2025 28 SDN NL 154 571 80 152 29 2 21 79 0 0 55 137 .266 .337 .434 .771 81.7 13.9
2026 29 CHN NL 156 582 77 155 34 0 26 87 0 0 47 109 .266 .322 .459 .781 83.0 11.2
2027 30 CHN NL 100 344 30 80 14 1 13 35 1 0 30 72 .233 .304 .392 .696 41.9 4.4
  CHA AL 55 210 25 55 17 1 8 24 0 0 14 43 .262 .317 .467 .784 29.9 4.1
  TOT   155 554 55 135 31 2 21 59 1 0 44 115 .244 .309 .421 .729 71.8 8.5
7 Years Sim 734 2643 333 676 147 7 96 341 2 1 229 549 .256 .320 .426 .746 353.0 52.6
3 Years AAA 294 1120 183 325 76 3 35 151 12 11 119 233 .290 .362 .457 .819 176.5  
1 Years AA 45 170 30 54 8 1 10 45 1 1 30 26 .318 .428 .553 .981 37.6  
4 Years Minors 339 1290 213 379 84 4 45 196 13 12 149 259 .294 .371 .470 .841 214.1  
162 Game Average 583 73 149 32 1 21 75 0 0 50 121 .256 .320 .426 .746 77.9  
Career Highs 156 582 80 155 36 3 26 87 1 1 55 137 .274 .340 .459 .792 83.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1901 226 478 110 4 61 237 1 1 156 412 .251 .315 .410 .724 239.0
vs LH   742 107 198 37 3 35 104 1 0 73 137 .267 .334 .466 .800 114.4
Home 367 1301 147 316 60 4 41 156 0 1 112 277 .243 .309 .390 .699 155.1
Away 367 1342 186 360 87 3 55 185 2 0 117 272 .268 .331 .461 .792 198.3
RISP   622 0 150 42 3 11 217 0 0 73 150 .241 .315 .371 .686 75.7
Pinch Hitting   32 3 4 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 7 .125 .171 .313 .484 1.9
Close/Late   266 28 75 18 1 14 40 0 0 27 51 .282 .356 .515 .871 46.0
Mar/Apr 103 371 41 89 26 1 11 41 0 0 26 85 .240 .300 .404 .704 42.9
May 105 386 54 100 22 3 14 55 0 0 36 81 .259 .331 .440 .771 54.4
June 104 365 48 97 17 0 14 53 0 1 34 85 .266 .328 .427 .756 50.9
July 121 442 55 128 21 2 19 63 1 0 41 84 .290 .355 .475 .830 71.5
August 131 480 56 117 29 1 18 59 1 0 37 95 .244 .303 .421 .724 60.3
Sep/Oct 170 599 79 145 32 0 20 70 0 0 55 119 .242 .308 .396 .704 73.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2020 23 SEA AL 1B 29 29 240.0 233 11 2 28 .992 9.15   0.4
2022 25 SDN NL 1B 73 71 622.3 626 43 4 53 .994 9.67   1.2
    RF 1 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2023 26 SDN NL 1B 147 145 1229.0 1263 89 18 106 .987 9.90   1.6
    RF 7 0 19.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.93   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
2024 27 SDN NL 1B 5 5 37.0 40 2 0 1 1.000 10.22   0.1
    RF 2 2 15.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.20   0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
2025 28 SDN NL LF 85 82 713.7 155 2 6 0 .963 1.98   1.1
    1B 63 63 541.7 505 33 4 39 .993 8.94   1.1
    RF 4 3 28.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
2026 29 CHN NL 1B 150 147 1267.0 1196 88 11 103 .992 9.12   4.2
    RF 6 0 15.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.17   0.1
    LF 1 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
2027 30 CHN NL 1B 81 79 656.0 599 37 6 54 .991 8.73   0.7
    LF 14 13 113.0 18 1 0 0 1.000 1.51   0.2
    RF 5 3 30.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.60   0.0
  CHA AL 1B 44 44 395.0 360 22 4 33 .990 8.70   0.9
    LF 7 7 68.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.46   0.1
    RF 2 2 18.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00   0.0
  1B 592 583 4988.0 4822 325 49 417 .991 9.29   10.1
  LF 108 102 904.7 188 3 6 0 .970 1.90   1.5
  RF 27 10 132.7 15 1 0 0 1.000 1.09   0.1
  SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   728 695 6026.3 5026 329 55 417 .990 8.00   11.7
Career Highs   157 148 1290.3 1266 89 18 106 1.000 9.76    
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Seattle in 2020
Had first career hit on 9/2/2020, off Javier Martin (TEX)
Hit first career homerun on 9/18/2020, off Julio Dejesus (MIN)
Traded from Seattle to San Diego on 7/22/2021 (Going to SDN: LF Wladimir Balentien. Going to SEA: P Kirk Dressendorfer, P Cliff Henry)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/19/2023, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 6 RBI
Injured on 4/10/2024 with a Ruptured Medial Collateral Ligament, out for full season
Traded from San Diego to Chicago (N) on 2/13/2026 (Going to SDN: C Edward Koki. Going to CHN: C Russell Martin, 1B Wladimir Balentien)
2/3/2027: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Chicago (N) to Chicago (A) on 7/31/2027 (Going to CHN: P Carlos Ruiz. Going to CHA: 1B Wladimir Balentien)
7/31/2027: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $1,350,000 per year, for 3 years