How Ramon Ortiz's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Ramon Ortiz totaled 18 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2001, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 2000 at 4, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 2010 to 0 in 2011 and 0 in 2013, 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 4 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ramon Ortiz Lifetime Balks

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Ramon Ortiz Balks Per Season

Ramon Ortiz's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ramon Ortiz Balks per season line chart

Ramon Ortiz Balks by Team

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

Ramon Ortiz Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Ramon Ortiz'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.
Ramon Ortiz Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Ramon Ortiz Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ramon Ortiz'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.
Ramon Ortiz Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ramon Ortiz Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ramon Ortiz'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.
Ramon Ortiz Balks season-by-season breakdown table