Mike Balas vs. Kevin Hart — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Hart
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Hart 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. Kevin Hart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.26 and WHIP 1.797 compared to 6.75 and 2.250 for Mike Balas. By the career numbers, Kevin Hart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Kevin Hart

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.29
35.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.79
29.79
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5.26
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.11
6.11
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
10.75
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.75
10.75
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
4.96
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
6.62
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
41.97
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.02
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.747
1.747
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
35.65
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.349
0.349
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.97
41.97

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Kevin Hart

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.2
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.35
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.71
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.79
29.79
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Kevin Hart

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
829.41
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
15.93
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
123.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
11.84
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
9
158.82
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA