How Johnny Johnson's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Johnny Johnson totaled 1 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 1938, posting 0. The highest point came in 1944 at 1. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 1944 to 0 in 1945 and 0 in 1946, 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.

Johnny Johnson Lifetime Balks

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Johnny Johnson Balks Per Season

Johnny Johnson's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Johnny Johnson Balks per season line chart

Johnny Johnson Balks by Team

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

Johnny Johnson Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

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

Johnny Johnson Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Johnny Johnson Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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