How Ron Davis's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Ron Davis totaled 8 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1978, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.5 that year. The highest point came in 1987 at 2, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.5 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 1986 to 2 in 1987 and 0 in 1988, 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.

Ron Davis Lifetime Balks

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Ron Davis Balks Per Season

Ron Davis's Balks 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.
Ron Davis Balks per season line chart

Ron Davis Balks by Team

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

Ron Davis Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Ron Davis'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.
Ron Davis Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Ron Davis Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ron Davis'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.
Ron Davis Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ron Davis Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ron Davis'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.
Ron Davis Balks season-by-season breakdown table