How David Phelps's Balks Compares to Similar Players

David Phelps totaled 4 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2013, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 2, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

David Phelps Lifetime Balks

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David Phelps Balks Per Season

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

David Phelps Balks by Team

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

David Phelps Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of David Phelps'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.
David Phelps Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

David Phelps Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Phelps'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.
David Phelps Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Phelps Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Phelps'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.
David Phelps Balks season-by-season breakdown table