How Willie Mitchell's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Willie Mitchell totaled 6 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1910, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1911 at 3, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1917 to 0 in 1918 and 0 in 1919, 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 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Willie Mitchell Lifetime Balks

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Willie Mitchell Balks Per Season

Willie Mitchell'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.
Willie Mitchell Balks per season line chart

Willie Mitchell Balks by Team

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

Willie Mitchell Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

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

Willie Mitchell Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Willie 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.
Willie Mitchell Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Willie Mitchell Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Willie 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.
Willie Mitchell Balks season-by-season breakdown table