How Spencer Strider's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Spencer Strider has totaled 3 career Balks, above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — a level that falls short of typical league production. His strongest Balks season came in 2021, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2023 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The Balks has trended upward over recent seasons. The Balks total has gone from 2 in 2023 to 0 in 2024 and 1 in 2025, falling over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average has fallen below league norms.

Spencer Strider Lifetime Balks

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Spencer Strider Balks Per Season

Spencer Strider'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.
Spencer Strider Balks per season line chart

Spencer Strider Balks by Team

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

Spencer Strider Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Spencer Strider'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.
Spencer Strider Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Spencer Strider Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Spencer Strider'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.
Spencer Strider Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Spencer Strider Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Spencer Strider'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.
Spencer Strider Balks season-by-season breakdown table