How Red Faber's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Red Faber totaled 2 career Balks, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. 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 1916 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1931 to 0 in 1932 and 0 in 1933, 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 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Red Faber Lifetime Balks

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Red Faber Balks Per Season

Red Faber'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Red Faber Balks per season line chart

Red Faber Balks by Team

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

Red Faber Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Red Faber'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.
Red Faber Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Red Faber Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Red Faber'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.
Red Faber Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Red Faber Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Red Faber'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.
Red Faber Balks season-by-season breakdown table