How Ken Sanders's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Ken Sanders totaled 4 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1964, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1966 at 2, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1974 to 0 in 1975 and 1 in 1976, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ken Sanders Lifetime Balks

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Ken Sanders Balks Per Season

Ken Sanders'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.
Ken Sanders Balks per season line chart

Ken Sanders Balks by Team

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

Ken Sanders Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Ken Sanders'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.
Ken Sanders Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Sanders Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Sanders'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.
Ken Sanders Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Sanders Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken Sanders'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.
Ken Sanders Balks season-by-season breakdown table