How John Cumberland's Balks Compares to Similar Players

John Cumberland totaled 3 career Balks, above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Balks season came in 1968, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1971 to 1 in 1972 and 0 in 1974, 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 2 — though the career average fell below league norms.

John Cumberland Lifetime Balks

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John Cumberland Balks Per Season

John Cumberland'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.
John Cumberland Balks per season line chart

John Cumberland Balks by Team

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

John Cumberland Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of John Cumberland'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.
John Cumberland Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

John Cumberland Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Cumberland'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.
John Cumberland Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Cumberland Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Cumberland'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.
John Cumberland Balks season-by-season breakdown table