How Steve Cishek's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Steve Cishek totaled 4 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2010, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2021 at 2, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2019 to 2 in 2021 and 0 in 2022, holding steady over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Steve Cishek Lifetime Balks

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Steve Cishek Balks Per Season

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

Steve Cishek Balks by Team

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

Steve Cishek Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Steve Cishek'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.
Steve Cishek Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Steve Cishek Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steve Cishek'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.
Steve Cishek Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steve Cishek Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Cishek'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.
Steve Cishek Balks season-by-season breakdown table