How Kelly Downs's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Kelly Downs totaled 17 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1990, posting 1, above the starting pitcher average of 0.9 that year. The highest point came in 1987 at 4, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 1991 to 1 in 1992 and 1 in 1993, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 1 to 4 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Kelly Downs Lifetime Balks

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Kelly Downs Balks Per Season

Kelly Downs'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.
Kelly Downs Balks per season line chart

Kelly Downs Balks by Team

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

Kelly Downs Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Kelly Downs'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.
Kelly Downs Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Kelly Downs Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kelly Downs'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.
Kelly Downs Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kelly Downs Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kelly Downs'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.
Kelly Downs Balks season-by-season breakdown table