How Earl Wilson's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Earl Wilson totaled 5 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1959, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The highest point came in 1960 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The Balks trended upward through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 2 in 1968 to 0 in 1969 and 0 in 1970, 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 Wilson Lifetime Balks

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Earl Wilson Balks Per Season

Earl Wilson'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 Wilson Balks per season line chart

Earl Wilson Balks by Team

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

Earl Wilson Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Earl Wilson'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 Wilson Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Earl Wilson Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Earl Wilson'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 Wilson Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Earl Wilson Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Earl Wilson'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.
Earl Wilson Balks season-by-season breakdown table