How Johnny Welch's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Johnny Welch totaled 1 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 1926, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1934 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 1934 to 0 in 1935 and 0 in 1936, 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.

Johnny Welch Lifetime Balks

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Johnny Welch Balks Per Season

Johnny Welch'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.
Johnny Welch Balks per season line chart

Johnny Welch Balks by Team

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

Johnny Welch Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Johnny Welch'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.
Johnny Welch Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Johnny Welch Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Johnny Welch'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.
Johnny Welch Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Johnny Welch Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Johnny Welch'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.
Johnny Welch Balks season-by-season breakdown table