How Tyler Clippard's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Tyler Clippard totaled 6 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2008, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2016 at 3, 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 2019 to 0 in 2021 and 0 in 2022, 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 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Tyler Clippard Lifetime Balks

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Tyler Clippard Balks Per Season

Tyler Clippard'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.
Tyler Clippard Balks per season line chart

Tyler Clippard Balks by Team

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

Tyler Clippard Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Tyler Clippard'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.
Tyler Clippard Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Tyler Clippard Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tyler Clippard'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.
Tyler Clippard Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tyler Clippard Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tyler Clippard'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.
Tyler Clippard Balks season-by-season breakdown table