How Mike Leake's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Mike Leake 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 2010, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.5 that year. The highest point came in 2015 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2017 to 0 in 2018 and 0 in 2019, 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 2 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Mike Leake Lifetime Balks

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Mike Leake Balks Per Season

Mike Leake'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.
Mike Leake Balks per season line chart

Mike Leake Balks by Team

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

Mike Leake Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Leake'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.
Mike Leake Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Leake Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Leake'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.
Mike Leake Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Leake Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Leake'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.
Mike Leake Balks season-by-season breakdown table