How Rich Garces's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Rich Garces totaled 2 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1990, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 1998 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2000 to 1 in 2001 and 0 in 2002, 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 below league norms.

Rich Garces Lifetime Balks

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Rich Garces Balks Per Season

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

Rich Garces Balks by Team

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

Rich Garces Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Rich Garces'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.
Rich Garces Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Rich Garces Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rich Garces'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.
Rich Garces Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rich Garces Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rich Garces'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.
Rich Garces Balks season-by-season breakdown table