Mike Balas vs. Harry Hardy — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Hardy
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Hardy 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. Harry Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.659 compared to 6.75 and 2.250 for Mike Balas. By the career numbers, Harry Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Harry Hardy

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
11.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.68
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
40.3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
7.36
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.659
1.659
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
36.61
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Harry Hardy

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.64
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Harry Hardy

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
320
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.37
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-34.28
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA