Mike Balas vs. Guy Hoffman — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Guy Hoffman
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mike Balas and Guy Hoffman are fairly close on the surface numbers. Guy Hoffman posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.25 vs 6.75) and WHIP (1.484 vs 2.250). Mike Balas had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.88). By the career numbers, Guy Hoffman 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.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Guy Hoffman

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.64
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.63
22.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
9.45
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.88
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.4
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.96
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
38.76
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.82
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.49
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1297
34.43
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Guy Hoffman

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.63
22.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Guy Hoffman

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
1217.65
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
529.41
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
8.14
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
70.59
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
88.24
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-10.03
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
167.65
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA