How Craig Lefferts's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Craig Lefferts totaled 10 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1983, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.5 that year. The highest point came in 1987 at 3, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 1991 to 1 in 1992 and 1 in 1993, 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 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Craig Lefferts Lifetime Balks

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Craig Lefferts Balks Per Season

Craig Lefferts's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, Europe, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Craig Lefferts Balks per season line chart

Craig Lefferts Balks by Team

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

Craig Lefferts Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Craig Lefferts'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.
Craig Lefferts Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Craig Lefferts Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Craig Lefferts'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.
Craig Lefferts Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Craig Lefferts Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Craig Lefferts'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.
Craig Lefferts Balks season-by-season breakdown table