How Ross Baumgarten's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Ross Baumgarten totaled 6 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1978, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.0 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.9 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 2 in 1980 to 2 in 1981 and 1 in 1982, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Ross Baumgarten Balks Per Season

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

Ross Baumgarten Balks by Team

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

Ross Baumgarten Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Ross Baumgarten'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.
Ross Baumgarten Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Ross Baumgarten Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ross Baumgarten'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.
Ross Baumgarten Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ross Baumgarten Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ross Baumgarten'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.
Ross Baumgarten Balks season-by-season breakdown table