How Eric Erickson's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Eric Erickson totaled 4 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1914, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1918 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1920 to 1 in 1921 and 1 in 1922, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Eric Erickson Lifetime Balks

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Eric Erickson Balks Per Season

Eric Erickson's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, Europe, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Eric Erickson Balks per season line chart

Eric Erickson Balks by Team

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

Eric Erickson Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Eric Erickson'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.
Eric Erickson Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Eric Erickson Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Eric Erickson'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.
Eric Erickson Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Eric Erickson Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Eric Erickson'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.
Eric Erickson Balks season-by-season breakdown table