How Rudy May's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Rudy May totaled 18 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1965, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The highest point came in 1978 at 5, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1981 to 0 in 1982 and 0 in 1983, 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 5 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Rudy May Lifetime Balks

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Rudy May Balks Per Season

Rudy May'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.
Rudy May Balks per season line chart

Rudy May Balks by Team

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

Rudy May Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Rudy May'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.
Rudy May Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Rudy May Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rudy May'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.
Rudy May Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rudy May Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rudy May'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.
Rudy May Balks season-by-season breakdown table