Mike Balas vs. Win Kellum — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Win Kellum
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Win Kellum 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. Win Kellum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.154 compared to 6.75 and 2.250 for Mike Balas. By the career numbers, Win Kellum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Win Kellum

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.19
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346.2
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
8.75
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.64
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.52
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1396
36.24
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.41
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.24
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.24
36.24

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Win Kellum

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.61
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.7
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.38
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.31
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.547
2.547
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.15
64.15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Win Kellum

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
216.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
510.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
65.31
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
38.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
114.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
159.18
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.39
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
114.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.64
39.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.22
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.04
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Kellum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100