How Homer Bailey's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Homer Bailey totaled 8 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2009, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The highest point came in 2013 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2017 to 1 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Homer Bailey Lifetime Balks

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Homer Bailey Balks Per Season

Homer Bailey'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Homer Bailey Balks per season line chart

Homer Bailey Balks by Team

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

Homer Bailey Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Homer Bailey'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.
Homer Bailey Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Homer Bailey Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Homer Bailey'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.
Homer Bailey Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Homer Bailey Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Homer Bailey'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.
Homer Bailey Balks season-by-season breakdown table