Mike Balas vs. Chris Haney — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Haney
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Haney 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. Chris Haney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.07 and WHIP 1.479 compared to 6.75 and 2.250 for Mike Balas. By the career numbers, Chris Haney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Chris Haney

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
2.14
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.36
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.57
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.22
42.22
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.78
63.78
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
5.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.2
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
10.08
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.03
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
3.12
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.82
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.4
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.34
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
39.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
5.57
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.82
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3249
35.46
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Chris Haney

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.14
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.36
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824.2
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.43
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.36
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.79
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.837
0.837
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.78
63.78
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Chris Haney

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
3030.77
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
553.85
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
4.38
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.16
-17.87
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Haney
Career
Per 600 PA