How Joe Saunders's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Joe Saunders 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 2005, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 2006 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2012 to 0 in 2013 and 0 in 2014, 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.

Joe Saunders Lifetime Balks

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Joe Saunders Balks Per Season

Joe Saunders'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Saunders Balks per season line chart

Joe Saunders Balks by Team

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

Joe Saunders Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Saunders'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.
Joe Saunders Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Saunders Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Saunders'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.
Joe Saunders Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Saunders Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Saunders'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.
Joe Saunders Balks season-by-season breakdown table