How Mark Clear's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Mark Clear totaled 8 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1980, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 1988 at 4, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.5 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1987 to 4 in 1988 and 0 in 1990, holding steady over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 4 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Mark Clear Balks Per Season

Mark Clear'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.
Mark Clear Balks per season line chart

Mark Clear Balks by Team

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

Mark Clear Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Mark Clear'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.
Mark Clear Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Mark Clear Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mark Clear'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.
Mark Clear Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mark Clear Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mark Clear'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.
Mark Clear Balks season-by-season breakdown table