How Jim Maloney's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Jim Maloney totaled 2 career Balks, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Balks season came in 1960, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The highest point came in 1963 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1969 to 0 in 1970 and 0 in 1971, 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 remained well above league norms.

Jim Maloney Lifetime Balks

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Jim Maloney Balks Per Season

Jim Maloney'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.
Jim Maloney Balks per season line chart

Jim Maloney Balks by Team

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

Jim Maloney Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Maloney'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.
Jim Maloney Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Maloney Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Maloney'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.
Jim Maloney Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Maloney Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Maloney'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.
Jim Maloney Balks season-by-season breakdown table