How John Mitchell's Balks Compares to Similar Players

John Mitchell totaled 1 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 1986, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.9 that year. The highest point came in 1987 at 1, below the starting pitcher average of 1.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1988 to 0 in 1989 and 0 in 1990, 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 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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John Mitchell Balks Per Season

John Mitchell'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.
John Mitchell Balks per season line chart

John Mitchell Balks by Team

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

John Mitchell Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of John Mitchell'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.
John Mitchell Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

John Mitchell Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Mitchell'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.
John Mitchell Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Mitchell Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Mitchell'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.
John Mitchell Balks season-by-season breakdown table