How Syl Johnson's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Syl Johnson totaled 3 career Balks, above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Balks season came in 1922, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1928 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1938 to 0 in 1939 and 0 in 1940, 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 1 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Syl Johnson Lifetime Balks

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Syl Johnson Balks Per Season

Syl 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.
Syl Johnson Balks per season line chart

Syl Johnson Balks by Team

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

Syl Johnson Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

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

Syl Johnson Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Syl Johnson Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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