How Ernie Johnson's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Ernie Johnson totaled 4 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1950, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.5 that year. The highest point came in 1952 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1957 to 0 in 1958 and 1 in 1959, 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 below league norms.

Ernie Johnson Lifetime Balks

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Ernie Johnson Balks Per Season

Ernie Johnson'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.
Ernie Johnson Balks per season line chart

Ernie Johnson Balks by Team

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

Ernie Johnson Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Ernie Johnson'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.
Ernie Johnson Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Ernie Johnson Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ernie Johnson'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.
Ernie Johnson Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ernie Johnson Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ernie Johnson'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.
Ernie Johnson Balks season-by-season breakdown table