How John Bale's Runs Compares to Similar Players

John Bale totaled 98 career Runs, well below the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Runs season came in 1999, posting 3, well below the relief pitcher average of 26.4 that year. The highest point came in 2003 at 24, near the relief pitcher average of 23.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 18 in 2007 to 13 in 2008 and 19 in 2009, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 3 to 24 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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John Bale Runs Per Season

John Bale's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

John Bale Runs by Team

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

John Bale Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

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

John Bale Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

John Bale Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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