Mike Balas vs. Fred Glade — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Glade
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Glade built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Balas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Glade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.62 and WHIP 1.107 compared to 6.75 and 2.250 for Mike Balas. By the career numbers, Fred Glade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Fred Glade

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.06
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.44
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.57
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.62
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
7.97
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.99
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.89
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.654
0.654
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4243
35.6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.45
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3958
33.21
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Fred Glade

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3219
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.31
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.76
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
3.27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
3.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.773
2.773
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.7
94.7
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Fred Glade

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
193.64
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
558.92
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
83.62
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.08
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.14
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
22.58
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
108.56
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
114.43
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.81
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.81
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
61.61
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.94
14.59
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
26.41
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 600 PA
128
187.78
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Glade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100