How Bill Posedel's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Bill Posedel 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 1940, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1938 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1940 to 0 in 1941 and 0 in 1946, 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.

Bill Posedel Lifetime Balks

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Bill Posedel Balks Per Season

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

Bill Posedel Balks by Team

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

Bill Posedel Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

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

Bill Posedel Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Posedel'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 Posedel Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Posedel Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Posedel'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 Posedel Balks season-by-season breakdown table