How Jeff Ballard's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Jeff Ballard totaled 53 career Losses, well above the starting pitcher average of 43.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Losses season came in 1993, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 6.4 that year. The highest point came in 1988 at 12, well above the starting pitcher average of 7.0 that year. The Losses trended upward through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 11 in 1990 to 12 in 1991 and 1 in 1993, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 1 to 12 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jeff Ballard Lifetime Losses

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Jeff Ballard Losses Per Season

Jeff Ballard's Losses 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 Losses per season line chart

Jeff Ballard Losses by Team

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

Jeff Ballard Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

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

Jeff Ballard Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Jeff Ballard Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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