How Mike Garman's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Mike Garman totaled 3 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1969, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The highest point came in 1978 at 2, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1976 to 1 in 1977 and 2 in 1978, 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mike Garman Lifetime Balks

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Mike Garman Balks Per Season

Mike Garman's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Garman Balks per season line chart

Mike Garman Balks by Team

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

Mike Garman Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Garman'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.
Mike Garman Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Garman Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Garman'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.
Mike Garman Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Garman Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Garman'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.
Mike Garman Balks season-by-season breakdown table