How Spec Shea's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Spec Shea 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 1947, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1948 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 1953 to 0 in 1954 and 0 in 1955, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Spec Shea Lifetime Balks

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Spec Shea Balks Per Season

Spec Shea'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.
Spec Shea Balks per season line chart

Spec Shea Balks by Team

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

Spec Shea Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Spec Shea'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.
Spec Shea Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Spec Shea Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Spec Shea'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.
Spec Shea Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Spec Shea Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Spec Shea'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.
Spec Shea Balks season-by-season breakdown table