How Josh Hader's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Josh Hader has totaled 5 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2017, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2021 at 2, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Balks total has gone from 0 in 2023 to 2 in 2024 and 0 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.

Josh Hader Lifetime Balks

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Josh Hader Balks Per Season

Josh Hader'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.
Josh Hader Balks per season line chart

Josh Hader Balks by Team

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

Josh Hader Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Josh Hader'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.
Josh Hader Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Josh Hader Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Josh Hader'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.
Josh Hader Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Josh Hader Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Josh Hader'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.
Josh Hader Balks season-by-season breakdown table