How Kirby Yates's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Kirby Yates has totaled 4 career Balks, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 2014, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2024 at 2, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The Balks has trended upward over recent seasons. The Balks total has gone from 1 in 2023 to 2 in 2024 and 0 in 2025, falling over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.
Kirby Yates Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Kirby Yates
| Kirby Yates
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 4 |
| Season Avg. | 0.36 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.37 |
| More Info | See More |
Kirby Yates Balks Per Season
Kirby Yates's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Kirby Yates Balks by Team
Kirby Yates's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kirby Yates Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Kirby Yates'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.
Kirby Yates Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Kirby Yates'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.
Kirby Yates Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Kirby Yates'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.
