How Jeff Ballard's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Jeff Ballard totaled 5 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1989, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.3 that year. The highest point came in 1988 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.9 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 1990 to 1 in 1991 and 0 in 1993, 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jeff Ballard Lifetime Balks

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Jeff Ballard Balks Per Season

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

Jeff Ballard Balks by Team

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

Jeff Ballard Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Jeff Ballard'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.
Jeff Ballard Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Jeff Ballard Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jeff Ballard'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.
Jeff Ballard Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jeff Ballard Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jeff Ballard'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.
Jeff Ballard Balks season-by-season breakdown table