How Jeff Ballard's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Jeff Ballard totaled 118 career Starts, above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Starts season came in 1989, posting 35, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1993 at 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.7 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 17 in 1990 to 22 in 1991 and 5 in 1993, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 5 to 35 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Jeff Ballard Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Jeff Ballard
| Jeff Ballard
Starts | Jeff Ballard
Games Started % |
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| Career | 118 | 59.9 |
| Season Avg. | 16.86 | 59.9 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 97.04 | 59.9 |
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Jeff Ballard Starts Per Season
Jeff Ballard's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Jeff Ballard's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jeff Ballard Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Jeff Ballard's career Starts, 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 Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jeff Ballard's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jeff Ballard's MLB career with Starts 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.
