How Don Schwall's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Don Schwall totaled 4 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1962, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 1963 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1965 to 0 in 1966 and 0 in 1967, 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Don Schwall Lifetime Balks

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Don Schwall Balks Per Season

Don Schwall'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.
Don Schwall Balks per season line chart

Don Schwall Balks by Team

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

Don Schwall Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Don Schwall'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.
Don Schwall Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Schwall Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Schwall'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.
Don Schwall Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Schwall Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Schwall'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.
Don Schwall Balks season-by-season breakdown table