How Octavio Dotel's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Octavio Dotel totaled 4 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2000, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1999 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 2011 to 0 in 2012 and 0 in 2013, 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.
Octavio Dotel Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Octavio Dotel
| Octavio Dotel
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 4 |
| Season Avg. | 0.27 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.85 |
| More Info | See More |
Octavio Dotel Balks Per Season
Octavio Dotel'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, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Octavio Dotel Balks by Team
Octavio Dotel's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Octavio Dotel Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Octavio Dotel'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.
Octavio Dotel Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Octavio Dotel'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.
Octavio Dotel Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Octavio Dotel'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.
