How Joe Strong's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Joe Strong totaled 2 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 1922, posting 0. The highest point came in 1923 at 1. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1935 to 0 in 1936 and 0 in 1937, 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.

Joe Strong Lifetime Balks

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Joe Strong Balks Per Season

Joe Strong's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Strong Balks per season line chart

Joe Strong Balks by Team

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

Joe Strong Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Strong'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.
Joe Strong Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Strong Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Strong'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.
Joe Strong Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Strong Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Strong'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.
Joe Strong Balks season-by-season breakdown table