Bob Kipper Balks
Bob Kipper Career Balks Overview
During Bob Kipper's 8-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
12 balks, an average of 2 balks per season. 1985 was his best season
with 0 balks and his worst season was 1990 when he had
5 balks. Bob Kipper underperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, not beating
USA (2.189798558492), Baby Boomers (5.0473933649289), Y (9.3055555555556), mlb (2.2225043643866), and RP (1.3695283338989) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
A balk is an illegal move done by the pitcher immediatly before windup or during the pitching act. Most of these illegal moves involve a pitcher pretending to pitch when he has no intention of doing so, this would be done to try and trick a baserunner into leaving the base and becoming an easy out. Balks are only called when there are runners on base, when a pitcher has been assesed a balk all baserunners are awarded the next base, this includes runners on third who would then score a run since he was awareded home plate. The active batter is not given any bases and their plate apperance continues with no change to the count. Generally, for Balks, lower is better. (Source)
A balk is an illegal move done by the pitcher immediatly before windup or during the pitching act. Most of these illegal moves involve a pitcher pretending to pitch when he has no intention of doing so, this would be done to try and trick a baserunner into leaving the base and becoming an easy out. Balks are only called when there are runners on base, when a pitcher has been assesed a balk all baserunners are awarded the next base, this includes runners on third who would then score a run since he was awareded home plate. The active batter is not given any bases and their plate apperance continues with no change to the count. Generally, for Balks, lower is better. (Source)