How Rollie Sheldon's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Rollie Sheldon totaled 1 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 1961, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The highest point came in 1965 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1964 to 1 in 1965 and 0 in 1966, 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.

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Rollie Sheldon Balks Per Season

Rollie Sheldon'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.
Rollie Sheldon Balks per season line chart

Rollie Sheldon Balks by Team

Rollie Sheldon's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Rollie Sheldon Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Rollie Sheldon'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.
Rollie Sheldon Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Rollie Sheldon Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rollie Sheldon'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.
Rollie Sheldon Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rollie Sheldon Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rollie Sheldon'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.
Rollie Sheldon Balks season-by-season breakdown table