Grant Balfour vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Grant Balfour
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Grant Balfour a clear advantage over Steve Farr across the core pitching metrics. Grant Balfour led in home run suppression (HR9+ 123 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 104). Steve Farr held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 83). Grant Balfour was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Grant Balfour and Steve Farr

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
5.56
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.52
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
3.49
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.77
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
8.2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.78
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9.52
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
7.29
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2241
37.37
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
3.39
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.59
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1947
32.47
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
33.56
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Grant Balfour and Steve Farr

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
5.56
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.75
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.11
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.81
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.03
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.71
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Balfour and Steve Farr

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
160200
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
509
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-66.4
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA