How Mike Scott's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Mike Scott totaled 19 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1980, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.9 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 4, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1989 to 3 in 1990 and 0 in 1991, 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 4 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mike Scott Lifetime Balks

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Mike Scott Balks Per Season

Mike Scott'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.
Mike Scott Balks per season line chart

Mike Scott Balks by Team

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

Mike Scott Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Scott'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.
Mike Scott Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Scott Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Scott'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.
Mike Scott Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Scott Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Scott'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.
Mike Scott Balks season-by-season breakdown table