How George Smith's Balks Compares to Similar Players

George Smith totaled 3 career Balks, above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Balks season came in 1916, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The highest point came in 1919 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 1921 to 1 in 1922 and 0 in 1923, 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 fell below league norms.

George Smith Lifetime Balks

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George Smith Balks Per Season

George 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.
George Smith Balks per season line chart

George Smith Balks by Team

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

George Smith Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

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

George Smith Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes George 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.
George Smith Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

George Smith Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of George 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.
George Smith Balks season-by-season breakdown table