How Happy Townsend's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Happy Townsend 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 1901, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1902 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 1904 to 0 in 1905 and 0 in 1906, 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 remained well above league norms.
Happy Townsend Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Happy Townsend
| Happy Townsend
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 2 |
| Season Avg. | 0.33 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.12 |
| More Info | See More |
Happy Townsend Balks Per Season
Happy Townsend'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.
Happy Townsend Balks by Team
Happy Townsend's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Happy Townsend Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Happy Townsend'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.
Happy Townsend Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Happy Townsend'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.
Happy Townsend Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Happy Townsend'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.
