How Catfish Hunter's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Catfish Hunter totaled 7 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1969, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.5 that year. The highest point came in 1966 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 1977 to 0 in 1978 and 0 in 1979, 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.
Catfish Hunter Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Catfish Hunter
| Catfish Hunter
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 7 |
| Season Avg. | 0.47 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.27 |
| More Info | See More |
Catfish Hunter Balks Per Season
Catfish Hunter'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.
Catfish Hunter Balks by Team
Catfish Hunter's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Catfish Hunter Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Catfish Hunter'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.
Catfish Hunter Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Catfish Hunter'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.
Catfish Hunter Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Catfish Hunter'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.
