How Rick van den Hurk's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Rick van den Hurk 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 2008, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The highest point came in 2007 at 4, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2010 to 0 in 2011 and 0 in 2012, 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 4 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Rick van den Hurk Lifetime Balks

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Rick van den Hurk Balks Per Season

Rick van den Hurk'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, Europe, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rick van den Hurk Balks per season line chart

Rick van den Hurk Balks by Team

Rick van den Hurk's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rick van den Hurk career Balks by team bar chart

Rick van den Hurk Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Rick van den Hurk'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.
Rick van den Hurk Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Rick van den Hurk Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rick van den Hurk'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.
Rick van den Hurk Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rick van den Hurk Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rick van den Hurk'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.
Rick van den Hurk Balks season-by-season breakdown table