How Gene Nelson's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Gene Nelson totaled 10 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1981, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The highest point came in 1988 at 6, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1991 to 0 in 1992 and 0 in 1993, 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 6 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Gene Nelson Lifetime Balks

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Gene Nelson Balks Per Season

Gene Nelson'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.
Gene Nelson Balks per season line chart

Gene Nelson Balks by Team

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

Gene Nelson Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Gene Nelson'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.
Gene Nelson Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Gene Nelson Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gene Nelson'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.
Gene Nelson Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gene Nelson Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gene Nelson'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.
Gene Nelson Balks season-by-season breakdown table