Doug Bair vs. Grant Balfour — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Grant Balfour
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Grant Balfour a clear advantage over Doug Bair across the core pitching metrics. Grant Balfour led in home run suppression (HR9+ 123 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 92). Doug Bair held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 83). Grant Balfour was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Grant Balfour

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
5.78
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.8
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
8.3
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
6.82
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.203
1.203
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2241
37.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
2.96
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.39
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.94
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.72
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1947
32.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Grant Balfour

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
5.78
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Grant Balfour

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
6257.14
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
534
160200
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.11
-11.86
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
246.43
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA