How Mike Willis's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Mike Willis totaled 1 career Balks, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Balks season came in 1977, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.5 that year. The highest point came in 1978 at 1, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 1979 to 0 in 1980 and 0 in 1981, 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 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Mike Willis Balks Per Season

Mike Willis'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.
Mike Willis Balks per season line chart

Mike Willis Balks by Team

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

Mike Willis Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Willis'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.
Mike Willis Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Willis Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Willis'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.
Mike Willis Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Willis Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Willis'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.
Mike Willis Balks season-by-season breakdown table