How Bill Pleis's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Bill Pleis totaled 3 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1961, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.1 that year. The highest point came in 1962 at 1, 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 1964 to 1 in 1965 and 0 in 1966, 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 below league norms.

Bill Pleis Lifetime Balks

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Bill Pleis Balks Per Season

Bill Pleis'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.
Bill Pleis Balks per season line chart

Bill Pleis Balks by Team

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

Bill Pleis Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Bill Pleis'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.
Bill Pleis Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Pleis Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Pleis'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.
Bill Pleis Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Pleis Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Pleis'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.
Bill Pleis Balks season-by-season breakdown table