How Jeff Ballard's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Jeff Ballard totaled 773 career Inning Played, well below the league average of 2,171.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Inning Played season came in 1989, posting 215, well below the league average of 371.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1993 at 53, well below the league average of 350.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 133 in 1990 to 123 in 1991 and 53 in 1993, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 53 to 215 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jeff Ballard Lifetime Inning Played

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Jeff Ballard Inning Played Per Season

Jeff Ballard's Inning Played 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 Inning Played per season line chart

Jeff Ballard Inning Played by Team

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

Jeff Ballard Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Jeff Ballard's career Inning Played, 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 Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Jeff Ballard Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jeff Ballard's seasonal Inning Played 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 Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jeff Ballard Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jeff Ballard's MLB career with Inning Played 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 Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table