Mike Balas vs. Joe Valentine — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Valentine
Gen XNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mike Balas and Joe Valentine are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mike Balas carried a career ERA of 6.75 against Joe Valentine's 6.7. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Mike Balas and Joe Valentine — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Joe Valentine

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
8.28
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.7
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.77
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
7.29
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.69
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.664
1.664
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.59
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
44.15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.74
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.59
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.818
1.818
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
35.67
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.15
44.15

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Joe Valentine

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
8.28
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.2
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.59
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.99
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.97
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.58
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Joe Valentine

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
25200
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-60
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA