How Aaron Cook's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Aaron Cook totaled 2 career Balks, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Balks season came in 2002, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 2004 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 2010 to 0 in 2011 and 0 in 2012, 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 remained well above league norms.

Aaron Cook Lifetime Balks

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Aaron Cook Balks Per Season

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

Aaron Cook Balks by Team

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

Aaron Cook Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Aaron Cook'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.
Aaron Cook Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Aaron Cook Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Aaron Cook'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.
Aaron Cook Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Aaron Cook Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Aaron Cook'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.
Aaron Cook Balks season-by-season breakdown table