How John Bale's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

John Bale totaled 173 career Innings Pitched, well below the relief pitcher average of 288.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Innings Pitched season came in 2003, posting 46, near the relief pitcher average of 46.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 47.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 40 in 2007 to 26 in 2008 and 28 in 2009, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 2 to 46 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

John Bale Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Innings Pitched
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Pitched Outs
Career173.2521
Season Avg.24.874.43
162 Game Avg.258.1774.33
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John Bale Innings Pitched Per Season

John Bale's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

John Bale Innings Pitched by Team

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

John Bale Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of John Bale's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

John Bale Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Bale's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Bale Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Bale's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table