How Jamie Walker's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Jamie Walker totaled 2 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1997, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2002 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2007 to 0 in 2008 and 1 in 2009, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jamie Walker Lifetime Balks

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Jamie Walker Balks Per Season

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

Jamie Walker Balks by Team

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

Jamie Walker Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Jamie Walker'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.
Jamie Walker Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Jamie Walker Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jamie Walker'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.
Jamie Walker Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jamie Walker Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jamie Walker'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.
Jamie Walker Balks season-by-season breakdown table