How Grant Balfour's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Grant Balfour totaled 2 career Strikeouts, well below the league average of 295.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 2001, posting 0, well below the league average of 45.9 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 1, well below the league average of 47.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 0 in 2013 to 0 in 2014 and 0 in 2015, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Grant Balfour Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Grant Balfour Strikeouts Per Season

Grant Balfour's Strikeouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, Oceania, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Grant Balfour Strikeouts per season line chart

Grant Balfour Strikeouts by Team

Grant Balfour's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Grant Balfour career Strikeouts by team bar chart

Grant Balfour Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Grant Balfour's career Strikeouts, 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.
Grant Balfour Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Grant Balfour Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Grant Balfour's seasonal Strikeouts 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.
Grant Balfour Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Grant Balfour Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Grant Balfour's MLB career with Strikeouts 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.
Grant Balfour Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table