How John Bale's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

John Bale totaled 21 career Games Finished, well below the relief pitcher average of 70.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Games Finished season came in 2009, posting 12, near the relief pitcher average of 12.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 13.8 that year. The Games Finished trended upward through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 5 in 2007 to 1 in 2008 and 12 in 2009, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 0 to 12 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

John Bale Lifetime Games Finished

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John Bale Games Finished Per Season

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

John Bale Games Finished by Team

John Bale's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Bale career Games Finished by team bar chart

John Bale Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of John Bale's career Games Finished, 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.
John Bale Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

John Bale Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Bale's seasonal Games Finished 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.
John Bale Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Bale Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Bale's MLB career with Games Finished 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.
John Bale Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table