How Mark Prior's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Mark Prior 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 2002, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 2004 to 1 in 2005 and 0 in 2006, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Mark Prior Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Mark Prior
| Mark Prior
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 2 |
| Season Avg. | 0.4 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.06 |
| More Info | See More |
Mark Prior Balks Per Season
Mark Prior'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.
Mark Prior Balks by Team
Mark Prior's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mark Prior Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Mark Prior'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.
Mark Prior Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mark Prior'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.
Mark Prior Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mark Prior'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.
