How Art Decatur's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Art Decatur totaled 2 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1923, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.1 that year. The highest point came in 1922 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 1925 to 0 in 1926 and 0 in 1927, 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 below league norms.

Art Decatur Lifetime Balks

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Art Decatur Balks Per Season

Art Decatur'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.
Art Decatur Balks per season line chart

Art Decatur Balks by Team

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

Art Decatur Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Art Decatur'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.
Art Decatur Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Art Decatur Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Art Decatur'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.
Art Decatur Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Art Decatur Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Art Decatur'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.
Art Decatur Balks season-by-season breakdown table