How Adam Peterson's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Adam Peterson 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 1987, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.2 that year. The highest point came in 1991 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1989 to 0 in 1990 and 1 in 1991, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. 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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Adam Peterson Balks Per Season

Adam Peterson'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.
Adam Peterson Balks per season line chart

Adam Peterson Balks by Team

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

Adam Peterson Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Adam Peterson'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.
Adam Peterson Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Adam Peterson Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Adam Peterson'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.
Adam Peterson Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Adam Peterson Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Adam Peterson'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.
Adam Peterson Balks season-by-season breakdown table