How John Montague's Balks Compares to Similar Players

John Montague totaled 6 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1973, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1974 at 3, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1978 to 0 in 1979 and 0 in 1980, 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.

John Montague Lifetime Balks

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John Montague Balks Per Season

John Montague's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Montague Balks per season line chart

John Montague Balks by Team

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

John Montague Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

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

John Montague Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Montague'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 Montague Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Montague Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Montague'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 Montague Balks season-by-season breakdown table