Mike Balas vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko 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. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 6.75 and 2.250 for Mike Balas. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Steve Renko

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.64
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Steve Renko

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7493
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497.2
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.14
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Steve Renko

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
477.93
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100