How Jim Ray's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Jim Ray totaled 3 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1965, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.1 that year. The highest point came in 1968 at 1, 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 1972 to 0 in 1973 and 0 in 1974, 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 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jim Ray Lifetime Balks

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Jim Ray Balks Per Season

Jim 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.
Jim Ray Balks per season line chart

Jim Ray Balks by Team

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

Jim Ray Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

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

Jim Ray Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim 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.
Jim Ray Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Ray Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim 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.
Jim Ray Balks season-by-season breakdown table