How Mark Langston's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Mark Langston totaled 22 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1990, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.9 that year. The highest point came in 1988 at 4, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1997 to 1 in 1998 and 0 in 1999, 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 4 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mark Langston Lifetime Balks

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Mark Langston Balks Per Season

Mark Langston'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.
Mark Langston Balks per season line chart

Mark Langston Balks by Team

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

Mark Langston Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Mark Langston'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.
Mark Langston Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Mark Langston Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mark Langston'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.
Mark Langston Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mark Langston Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mark Langston'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.
Mark Langston Balks season-by-season breakdown table