How Bryn Smith's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Bryn Smith totaled 16 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1981, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.6 that year. The highest point came in 1988 at 5, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.9 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 1 in 1991 to 0 in 1992 and 0 in 1993, 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 5 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bryn Smith Lifetime Balks

Stats similar to Balks for Bryn Smith
Bryn Smith
Balks
Career16
Season Avg.1.23
162 Game Avg.7.1
More InfoSee More

Bryn Smith Balks Per Season

Bryn Smith'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.
Bryn Smith Balks per season line chart

Bryn Smith Balks by Team

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

Bryn Smith Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Bryn Smith'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.
Bryn Smith Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Bryn Smith Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bryn Smith'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.
Bryn Smith Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bryn Smith Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bryn Smith'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.
Bryn Smith Balks season-by-season breakdown table