Mike Balas vs. Mike Kickham — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Kickham
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mike Balas and Mike Kickham are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mike Balas posted stronger numbers in ERA (6.75 vs 10.1) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 3.11). Mike Kickham had the advantage in WHIP (2.158 vs 2.250). By the career numbers, Mike Balas 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 Mike Kickham

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.08
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.81
23.81
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
10.1
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
15.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.54
15.54
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.11
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.3
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.52
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
47.01
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.55
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
10.49
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.49
10.49
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.094
2.094
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
42.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.01
47.01

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Mike Kickham

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.08
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.1
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.55
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.14
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.524
0.524
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.81
23.81
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Mike Kickham

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2100
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
20.39
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA