How James McJames's Balks Compares to Similar Players

James McJames totaled 1 career Balks, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Balks season came in 1895, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.0 that year. The highest point came in 1899 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.6 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1898 to 1 in 1899 and 0 in 1901, holding steady over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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James McJames Balks Per Season

James McJames'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
James McJames Balks per season line chart

James McJames Balks by Team

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

James McJames Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of James McJames'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.
James McJames Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

James McJames Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes James McJames'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.
James McJames Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

James McJames Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of James McJames'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.
James McJames Balks season-by-season breakdown table