How Scott Kazmir's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Scott Kazmir totaled 6 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2004, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 2015 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 2 in 2015 to 0 in 2016 and 0 in 2021, 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Scott Kazmir Lifetime Balks

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Scott Kazmir Balks Per Season

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

Scott Kazmir Balks by Team

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

Scott Kazmir Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Scott Kazmir'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.
Scott Kazmir Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Scott Kazmir Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Scott Kazmir'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.
Scott Kazmir Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Scott Kazmir Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Scott Kazmir'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.
Scott Kazmir Balks season-by-season breakdown table