How Jimmy Ryan's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Jimmy Ryan totaled 1 career Balks, well below the league average of 2.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Balks season came in 1886, posting 0, well below the league average of 0.3 that year. The highest point came in 1891 at 1, well above the league average of 0.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1888 to 1 in 1891 and 0 in 1893, 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 above league norms.

Jimmy Ryan Lifetime Balks

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Jimmy Ryan Balks Per Season

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

Jimmy Ryan Balks by Team

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

Jimmy Ryan Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

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

Jimmy Ryan Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Jimmy Ryan Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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