How Tommy Bridges's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Tommy Bridges 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 1930, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1931 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1943 to 0 in 1945 and 0 in 1946, 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 remained well below league norms.

Tommy Bridges Lifetime Balks

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Tommy Bridges Balks Per Season

Tommy Bridges'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.
Tommy Bridges Balks per season line chart

Tommy Bridges Balks by Team

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

Tommy Bridges Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Tommy Bridges'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.
Tommy Bridges Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Tommy Bridges Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tommy Bridges'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.
Tommy Bridges Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tommy Bridges Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tommy Bridges'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.
Tommy Bridges Balks season-by-season breakdown table