How John Briscoe's Balks Compares to Similar Players

John Briscoe totaled 1 career Balks, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Balks season came in 1991, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The highest point came in 1991 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1993 to 0 in 1995 and 0 in 1996, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 5 seasons.

John Briscoe Lifetime Balks

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John Briscoe Balks Per Season

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

John Briscoe Balks by Team

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

John Briscoe Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of John Briscoe'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.
John Briscoe Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

John Briscoe Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Briscoe'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.
John Briscoe Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Briscoe Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Briscoe'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.
John Briscoe Balks season-by-season breakdown table