Mike Balas vs. Robert Keys — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robert Keys
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robert Keys 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. Robert Keys posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.8 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 6.75 and 2.250 for Mike Balas. By the career numbers, Robert Keys had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Robert Keys

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.73
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.29
35.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.8
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
10.4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
3.8
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
41.6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
6.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.87
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
36.73
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.6
41.6

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Robert Keys

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.47
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.67
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Robert Keys

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
283.02
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
554.72
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
28.18
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
26.02
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA