Mike Balas vs. Red Oldham — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Red Oldham 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. Red Oldham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 6.75 and 2.250 for Mike Balas. By the career numbers, Red Oldham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Red Oldham

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.51
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
4.15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
10.3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.37
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.08
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.81
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.654
0.654
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
39.15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
5.15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3391
35.72
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Red Oldham

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Red Oldham

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
340.13
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
540.76
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.48
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
65
124.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100