Tom Baker vs. Grant Balfour — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Tom Baker and Grant Balfour are fairly close on the surface numbers. Grant Balfour posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.245 vs 1.500) and home runs allowed (0.78 per nine innings vs 1). Tom Baker had the advantage in ERA (3 vs 3.49). By the career numbers, Grant Balfour had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.