How David Aardsma's Balks Compares to Similar Players

David Aardsma totaled 1 career Balks, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Balks season came in 2004, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2013 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2012 to 1 in 2013 and 0 in 2015, holding steady over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

David Aardsma Lifetime Balks

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David Aardsma Balks Per Season

David Aardsma'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.
David Aardsma Balks per season line chart

David Aardsma Balks by Team

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

David Aardsma Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of David Aardsma'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.
David Aardsma Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

David Aardsma Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Aardsma'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.
David Aardsma Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Aardsma Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Aardsma'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.
David Aardsma Balks season-by-season breakdown table