How Sam Long's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Sam Long has totaled 1 career Balks, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His strongest Balks season came in 2021, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2024 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Balks total has gone from 0 in 2023 to 1 in 2024 and 0 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Sam Long Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Sam Long
| Sam Long
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 1 |
| Season Avg. | 0.2 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1 |
| More Info | See More |
Sam Long Balks Per Season
Sam Long's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sam Long Balks by Team
Sam Long's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Long Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Sam Long'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.
Sam Long Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam Long'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.
Sam Long Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam Long'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.
