How Roy Halladay's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Roy Halladay totaled 9 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1998, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.5 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 2011 to 0 in 2012 and 0 in 2013, 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Roy Halladay Lifetime Balks

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Roy Halladay Balks Per Season

Roy Halladay'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.
Roy Halladay Balks per season line chart

Roy Halladay Balks by Team

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

Roy Halladay Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Roy Halladay'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.
Roy Halladay Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Roy Halladay Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Roy Halladay'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.
Roy Halladay Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Roy Halladay Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Roy Halladay'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.
Roy Halladay Balks season-by-season breakdown table