How Lefty Williams's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Lefty Williams 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 1913, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The highest point came in 1920 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1918 to 0 in 1919 and 1 in 1920, 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 above league norms.
Lefty Williams Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Lefty Williams
| Lefty Williams
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 1 |
| Season Avg. | 0.14 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.86 |
| More Info | See More |
Lefty Williams Balks Per Season
Lefty Williams'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.
Lefty Williams Balks by Team
Lefty Williams's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lefty Williams Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Lefty Williams'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.
Lefty Williams Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lefty Williams'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.
Lefty Williams Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lefty Williams'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.
