How Jimmy Gobble's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Jimmy Gobble totaled 1 career Balks, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Balks season came in 2003, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2007 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 2007 to 0 in 2008 and 0 in 2009, 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 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jimmy Gobble Lifetime Balks

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Jimmy Gobble Balks Per Season

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

Jimmy Gobble Balks by Team

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

Jimmy Gobble Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Jimmy Gobble'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.
Jimmy Gobble Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Jimmy Gobble Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jimmy Gobble'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.
Jimmy Gobble Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jimmy Gobble Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jimmy Gobble'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.
Jimmy Gobble Balks season-by-season breakdown table