How Josh Johnson's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Josh Johnson totaled 2 career Balks, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Balks season came in 2005, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 2006 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 2011 to 0 in 2012 and 0 in 2013, 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 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Josh Johnson Lifetime Balks

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Josh Johnson Balks Per Season

Josh 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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Josh Johnson Balks per season line chart

Josh Johnson Balks by Team

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

Josh Johnson Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

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

Josh Johnson Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Josh Johnson Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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