Mike Balas vs. Burt Hooton — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Burt Hooton
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Burt Hooton 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. Burt Hooton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 6.75 and 2.250 for Mike Balas. By the career numbers, Burt Hooton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Burt Hooton

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.51
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.46
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.61
52.61
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
3.38
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7956
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2652
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497
8.47
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.65
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
2.71
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.2
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1491
5.06
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11025
37.42
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
3.77
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.42
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.26
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10005
33.95
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Burt Hooton

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
1.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7954
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2651.1
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.56
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.27
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
1.88
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
1.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.11
97.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Burt Hooton

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
316.1
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
913
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
491.57
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
60.46
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
46
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.46
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.38
15.36
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
80.18
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
90.69
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
27.6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
32.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
57.17
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
4.91
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
28.92
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
243
159.69
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
76.89
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.94
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0