How Dallas Braden's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Dallas Braden totaled 3 career Balks, above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — a level that fell short of typical league production. 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 2007 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2009 to 1 in 2010 and 0 in 2011, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Dallas Braden Lifetime Balks

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Dallas Braden Balks Per Season

Dallas Braden'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.
Dallas Braden Balks per season line chart

Dallas Braden Balks by Team

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

Dallas Braden Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Dallas Braden'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.
Dallas Braden Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Dallas Braden Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dallas Braden'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.
Dallas Braden Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dallas Braden Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dallas Braden'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.
Dallas Braden Balks season-by-season breakdown table