How Elmer Steele's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Elmer Steele totaled 4 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1907, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.1 that year. The highest point came in 1909 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 2 in 1909 to 0 in 1910 and 2 in 1911, 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Elmer Steele Lifetime Balks

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Elmer Steele Balks Per Season

Elmer Steele'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.
Elmer Steele Balks per season line chart

Elmer Steele Balks by Team

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

Elmer Steele Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Elmer Steele'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.
Elmer Steele Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Elmer Steele Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Elmer Steele'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.
Elmer Steele Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Elmer Steele Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Elmer Steele'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.
Elmer Steele Balks season-by-season breakdown table