How Steve Trout's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Steve Trout totaled 16 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1978, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.0 that year. The highest point came in 1988 at 7, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1987 to 7 in 1988 and 0 in 1989, 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 7 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Steve Trout Lifetime Balks

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162 Game Avg.8.61
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Steve Trout Balks Per Season

Steve Trout'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.
Steve Trout Balks per season line chart

Steve Trout Balks by Team

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

Steve Trout Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Steve Trout'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.
Steve Trout Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Steve Trout Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steve Trout'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.
Steve Trout Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steve Trout Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Trout'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.
Steve Trout Balks season-by-season breakdown table