How Jake Odorizzi's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Jake Odorizzi totaled 2 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 2012, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 2015 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2019 to 0 in 2021 and 0 in 2022, 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.

Jake Odorizzi Lifetime Balks

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Jake Odorizzi Balks Per Season

Jake Odorizzi'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.
Jake Odorizzi Balks per season line chart

Jake Odorizzi Balks by Team

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

Jake Odorizzi Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Jake Odorizzi'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.
Jake Odorizzi Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Jake Odorizzi Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jake Odorizzi'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.
Jake Odorizzi Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jake Odorizzi Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jake Odorizzi'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.
Jake Odorizzi Balks season-by-season breakdown table