How Jim Coates's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Jim Coates totaled 3 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1956, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.1 that year. The highest point came in 1959 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 1965 to 0 in 1966 and 0 in 1967, 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.

Jim Coates Lifetime Balks

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Jim Coates Balks Per Season

Jim Coates'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.
Jim Coates Balks per season line chart

Jim Coates Balks by Team

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

Jim Coates Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Coates'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.
Jim Coates Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Coates Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Coates'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.
Jim Coates Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Coates Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Coates'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.
Jim Coates Balks season-by-season breakdown table