How Bruce Chen's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Bruce Chen 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 1998, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.5 that year. The highest point came in 2000 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 2013 to 0 in 2014 and 0 in 2015, 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 1 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Bruce Chen Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Bruce Chen
| Bruce Chen
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 3 |
| Season Avg. | 0.18 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.22 |
| More Info | See More |
Bruce Chen Balks Per Season
Bruce Chen'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, Central America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bruce Chen Balks by Team
Bruce Chen's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bruce Chen Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Bruce Chen'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.
Bruce Chen Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bruce Chen'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.
Bruce Chen Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bruce Chen'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.
