How Jerry Johnson's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Jerry Johnson totaled 8 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1968, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1976 at 3, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 1975 to 3 in 1976 and 1 in 1977, 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 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jerry Johnson Lifetime Balks

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Jerry Johnson Balks Per Season

Jerry 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.
Jerry Johnson Balks per season line chart

Jerry Johnson Balks by Team

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

Jerry Johnson Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

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

Jerry Johnson Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jerry 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.
Jerry Johnson Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jerry Johnson Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jerry 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.
Jerry Johnson Balks season-by-season breakdown table