How Saul Rivera's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Saul Rivera totaled 1 career Balks, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Balks season came in 2006, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.1 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 2008 to 0 in 2009 and 0 in 2010, 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.
Saul Rivera Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Saul Rivera
| Saul Rivera
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 1 |
| Season Avg. | 0.2 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.65 |
| More Info | See More |
Saul Rivera Balks Per Season
Saul Rivera'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, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Saul Rivera Balks by Team
Saul Rivera's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Saul Rivera Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Saul Rivera'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.
Saul Rivera Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Saul Rivera'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.
Saul Rivera Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Saul Rivera'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.
