How Bob Rush's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Bob Rush totaled 1 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 1948, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1953 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1958 to 0 in 1959 and 0 in 1960, 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.

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Bob Rush Balks Per Season

Bob Rush'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.
Bob Rush Balks per season line chart

Bob Rush Balks by Team

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

Bob Rush Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Rush'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.
Bob Rush Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Rush Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Rush'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.
Bob Rush Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Rush Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Rush'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.
Bob Rush Balks season-by-season breakdown table