How Don Heinkel's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Don Heinkel totaled 7 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the Balks arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Balks arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 2 to 5 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Don Heinkel Lifetime Balks

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Don Heinkel Balks Per Season

Don Heinkel'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.
Don Heinkel Balks per season line chart

Don Heinkel Balks by Team

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

Don Heinkel Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Don Heinkel'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.
Don Heinkel Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Heinkel Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Heinkel'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.
Don Heinkel Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Heinkel Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Heinkel'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.
Don Heinkel Balks season-by-season breakdown table