How Chris Ray's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Chris Ray totaled 2 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2006, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.1 that year. The highest point came in 2005 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2009 to 0 in 2010 and 1 in 2011, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Chris Ray Lifetime Balks

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Chris Ray Balks Per Season

Chris Ray'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.
Chris Ray Balks per season line chart

Chris Ray Balks by Team

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

Chris Ray Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Chris Ray'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.
Chris Ray Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Chris Ray Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Chris Ray'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.
Chris Ray Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Chris Ray Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Chris Ray'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.
Chris Ray Balks season-by-season breakdown table