How Ryan Thompson's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Ryan Thompson has totaled 3 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2021, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2022 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.1 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Balks total has gone from 0 in 2023 to 0 in 2024 and 1 in 2025, rising over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.
Ryan Thompson Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Ryan Thompson
| Ryan Thompson
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 3 |
| Season Avg. | 0.5 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.91 |
| More Info | See More |
Ryan Thompson Balks Per Season
Ryan Thompson's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ryan Thompson Balks by Team
Ryan Thompson's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ryan Thompson Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Ryan Thompson'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.
Ryan Thompson Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ryan Thompson'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.
Ryan Thompson Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ryan Thompson'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.
