How Joba Chamberlain's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Joba Chamberlain totaled 5 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2007, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 2, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2014 to 0 in 2015 and 0 in 2016, 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Joba Chamberlain Lifetime Balks

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Joba Chamberlain Balks Per Season

Joba Chamberlain'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.
Joba Chamberlain Balks per season line chart

Joba Chamberlain Balks by Team

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

Joba Chamberlain Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Joba Chamberlain'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.
Joba Chamberlain Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Joba Chamberlain Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joba Chamberlain'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.
Joba Chamberlain Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joba Chamberlain Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joba Chamberlain'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.
Joba Chamberlain Balks season-by-season breakdown table