How Dave Schmidt's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Dave Schmidt totaled 3 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1982, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.5 that year. The highest point came in 1981 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1990 to 0 in 1991 and 0 in 1992, 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 below league norms.

Dave Schmidt Lifetime Balks

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Dave Schmidt Balks Per Season

Dave Schmidt'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.
Dave Schmidt Balks per season line chart

Dave Schmidt Balks by Team

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

Dave Schmidt Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Dave Schmidt'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.
Dave Schmidt Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Schmidt Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Schmidt'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.
Dave Schmidt Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Schmidt Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Schmidt'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.
Dave Schmidt Balks season-by-season breakdown table