How Pete Harnisch's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Pete Harnisch totaled 12 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1988, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.9 that year. The highest point came in 1996 at 3, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1999 to 0 in 2000 and 0 in 2001, 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 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Pete Harnisch Lifetime Balks

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Pete Harnisch Balks Per Season

Pete Harnisch'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.
Pete Harnisch Balks per season line chart

Pete Harnisch Balks by Team

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

Pete Harnisch Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Pete Harnisch'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.
Pete Harnisch Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Pete Harnisch Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Pete Harnisch'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.
Pete Harnisch Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Pete Harnisch Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Pete Harnisch'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.
Pete Harnisch Balks season-by-season breakdown table