How Edwin Jackson's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Edwin Jackson totaled 8 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2003, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 2011 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2017 to 1 in 2018 and 0 in 2019, 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Edwin Jackson Lifetime Balks

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Edwin Jackson Balks Per Season

Edwin Jackson'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, Europe, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Edwin Jackson Balks per season line chart

Edwin Jackson Balks by Team

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

Edwin Jackson Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Edwin Jackson'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.
Edwin Jackson Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Edwin Jackson Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Edwin Jackson'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.
Edwin Jackson Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Edwin Jackson Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Edwin Jackson'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.
Edwin Jackson Balks season-by-season breakdown table