How Mike Ryba's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Mike Ryba totaled 5 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1935, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.1 that year. The highest point came in 1941 at 2, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 1944 to 1 in 1945 and 0 in 1946, 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mike Ryba Lifetime Balks

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Mike Ryba Balks Per Season

Mike Ryba'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.
Mike Ryba Balks per season line chart

Mike Ryba Balks by Team

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

Mike Ryba Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Ryba'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.
Mike Ryba Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Ryba Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Ryba'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.
Mike Ryba Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Ryba Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Ryba'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.
Mike Ryba Balks season-by-season breakdown table