How Luis Ayala's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Luis Ayala totaled 2 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2003, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 2011 to 0 in 2012 and 0 in 2013, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Luis Ayala Lifetime Balks

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Luis Ayala Balks Per Season

Luis Ayala's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Luis Ayala Balks per season line chart

Luis Ayala Balks by Team

Luis Ayala's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Luis Ayala career Balks by team bar chart

Luis Ayala Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Luis Ayala's career Balks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Luis Ayala Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Luis Ayala Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Luis Ayala's seasonal Balks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Luis Ayala Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Luis Ayala Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Luis Ayala's MLB career with Balks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Luis Ayala Balks season-by-season breakdown table