How Henderson Alvarez's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Henderson Alvarez totaled 4 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2011, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2014 to 1 in 2015 and 1 in 2017, 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 below league norms.

Henderson Alvarez Lifetime Balks

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Henderson Alvarez Balks Per Season

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

Henderson Alvarez Balks by Team

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

Henderson Alvarez Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Henderson Alvarez'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.
Henderson Alvarez Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Henderson Alvarez Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Henderson Alvarez'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.
Henderson Alvarez Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Henderson Alvarez Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Henderson Alvarez'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.
Henderson Alvarez Balks season-by-season breakdown table