How Bill Hoffer's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Bill Hoffer 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 1895, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.0 that year. The highest point came in 1901 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.1 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1898 to 0 in 1899 and 1 in 1901, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bill Hoffer Lifetime Balks

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Bill Hoffer Balks Per Season

Bill Hoffer's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Hoffer Balks per season line chart

Bill Hoffer Balks by Team

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

Bill Hoffer Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Bill Hoffer'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.
Bill Hoffer Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Hoffer Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Hoffer'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.
Bill Hoffer Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Hoffer Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Hoffer'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.
Bill Hoffer Balks season-by-season breakdown table