How Ryan Franklin's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Ryan Franklin totaled 6 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1999, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at 3, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2009 to 0 in 2010 and 0 in 2011, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ryan Franklin Lifetime Balks

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Ryan Franklin Balks Per Season

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

Ryan Franklin Balks by Team

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

Ryan Franklin Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Ryan Franklin'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.
Ryan Franklin Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Ryan Franklin Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ryan Franklin'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.
Ryan Franklin Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ryan Franklin Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ryan Franklin'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.
Ryan Franklin Balks season-by-season breakdown table