How Ed Wells's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Ed Wells totaled 6 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1923, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 1925 at 3, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1932 to 0 in 1933 and 0 in 1934, 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 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Ed Wells Balks Per Season

Ed Wells'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.
Ed Wells Balks per season line chart

Ed Wells Balks by Team

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

Ed Wells Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Wells'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.
Ed Wells Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Wells Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Wells'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.
Ed Wells Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Wells Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Wells'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.
Ed Wells Balks season-by-season breakdown table