How Earl Whitehill's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Earl Whitehill 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 1924, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The highest point came in 1927 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 2 in 1937 to 0 in 1938 and 0 in 1939, 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Earl Whitehill Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Earl Whitehill
| Earl Whitehill
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 6 |
| Season Avg. | 0.35 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.8 |
| More Info | See More |
Earl Whitehill Balks Per Season
Earl Whitehill'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.
Earl Whitehill Balks by Team
Earl Whitehill's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Earl Whitehill Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Earl Whitehill'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.
Earl Whitehill Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Earl Whitehill'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.
Earl Whitehill Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Earl Whitehill'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.
