How Don Drysdale's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Don Drysdale totaled 10 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1956, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1958 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 2 in 1967 to 0 in 1968 and 0 in 1969, 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Don Drysdale Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Don Drysdale
| Don Drysdale
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 10 |
| Season Avg. | 0.71 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.13 |
| More Info | See More |
Don Drysdale Balks Per Season
Don Drysdale'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.
Don Drysdale Balks by Team
Don Drysdale's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Drysdale Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Don Drysdale'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.
Don Drysdale Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Drysdale'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.
Don Drysdale Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Drysdale'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.
