Three Balks
There have been 48 three balks since 1897, measured across 223,559 games, an average of one occurrence every 4,657 games. The most recent was Jose Castillo on 11 May 2025; the first was Milt Shoffner on 12 May 1930.
Three balks by one pitcher.
Much rarer now: 3 since 2000, one every 21,352 games, against one every 4,657 across the whole record.
48recorded occurrences
1 in 4,657games · 1897+
1930first · Milt Shoffner
2025-05-11most recent · Jose Castillo
15y 0mlongest drought · 1994-04-23 to 2009-05-17
By decade
Recorded occurrences in each decade within this page’s coverage.
Done it most
Every occurrence (48 of them)
| Date | Player | # | Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-11 | JCJose Castillo | 48 | ↗ | |
| 2022-09-27 | 47 | ↗ | ||
| 2009-05-17 | 46 | ↗ | ||
| 1994-04-23 | 45 | ↗ | ||
| 1990-04-18 | TLTim Layana | 44 | ↗ | |
| 1989-08-22 | 43 | ↗ | ||
| 1989-06-13 | JDJohn Dopson | 42 | ↗ | |
| 1988-08-07 | EPEric Plunk | 41 | ↗ | |
| 1988-08-06 | JGJim Gott | 40 | ↗ | |
| 1988-08-01 | TBTodd Burns | 39 | ↗ | |
| 1988-07-18 | GWGene Walter | 38 | ↗ | |
| 1988-06-17 | JMJoe Magrane | 37 | ↗ | |
| 1988-06-06 | MEMark Eichhorn | 36 | ↗ | |
| 1988-05-20 | 35 | ↗ | ||
| 1988-05-06 | JSJeff Sellers | 34 | ↗ | |
| 1988-05-03 | DHDon Heinkel | 33 | ↗ | |
| 1988-05-02 | JGJose Guzman | 32 | ↗ | |
| 1988-04-19 | 31 | ↗ | ||
| 1988-04-19 | 30 | ↗ | ||
| 1988-04-17 | STSteve Trout | 29 | ↗ | |
| 1988-04-15 | MBMike Birkbeck | 28 | ↗ | |
| 1988-04-13 | 27 | ↗ | ||
| 1988-04-12 | JSJose Segura | 26 | ↗ | |
| 1988-04-12 | BWBobby Witt | 25 | ↗ | |
| 1988-04-10 | 24 | ↗ | ||
| 1988-04-10 | 23 | ↗ | ||
| 1988-04-09 | 22 | ↗ | ||
| 1988-04-09 | 21 | ↗ | ||
| 1988-04-04 | 20 | ↗ | ||
| 1987-07-05 | LLLes Lancaster | 19 | ↗ | |
| 1987-06-10 | 18 | ↗ | ||
| 1986-09-02 | DLDave LaPoint | 17 | ↗ | |
| 1985-08-15 | 16 | ↗ | ||
| 1982-06-25 | 15 | ↗ | ||
| 1974-09-07 | 14 | ↗ | ||
| 1963-05-04 | BSBob Shaw | 13 | ↗ | |
| 1963-04-24 | JOJim Owens | 12 | ↗ | |
| 1963-04-22 | DRDon Rowe | 11 | ↗ | |
| 1963-04-13 | 10 | ↗ | ||
| 1959-05-22 | CPCamilo Pascual | 9 | ↗ | |
| 1950-06-09 | BHBob Hall | 8 | ↗ | |
| 1950-06-04 | BCBob Chipman | 7 | ↗ | |
| 1950-05-17 | MLMax Lanier | 6 | ↗ | |
| 1950-05-03 | VRVic Raschi | 5 | ↗ | |
| 1949-08-06 | AZAdrian Zabala | 4 | ↗ | |
| 1935-08-18 | WBWillie Burns | 3 | ↗ | |
| 1935-08-18 | 2 | ↗ | ||
| 1930-05-12 | MSMilt Shoffner | 1 | ↗ |