How Ervin Santana's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Ervin Santana totaled 11 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2005, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 2016 at 3, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2018 to 0 in 2019 and 2 in 2021, 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 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ervin Santana Lifetime Balks

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Ervin Santana Balks Per Season

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

Ervin Santana Balks by Team

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

Ervin Santana Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Ervin Santana'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.
Ervin Santana Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Ervin Santana Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ervin Santana'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.
Ervin Santana Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ervin Santana Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ervin Santana'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.
Ervin Santana Balks season-by-season breakdown table