How Matt Albers's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Matt Albers 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 2006, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.1 that year. The highest point came in 2019 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2017 to 0 in 2018 and 1 in 2019, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Matt Albers Balks Per Season

Matt Albers'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.
Matt Albers Balks per season line chart

Matt Albers Balks by Team

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

Matt Albers Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Matt Albers'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.
Matt Albers Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Matt Albers Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Matt Albers'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.
Matt Albers Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Matt Albers Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Matt Albers'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.
Matt Albers Balks season-by-season breakdown table