Grant Balfour vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Grant Balfour
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Grant Balfour posted a stronger line than Wes Flowers. Grant Balfour posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.49 vs 5.4) and WHIP (1.245 vs 1.878). By the career numbers, Grant Balfour 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 Grant Balfour and Wes Flowers

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.29
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.43
21.43
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.77
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2241
37.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1947
32.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Grant Balfour and Wes Flowers

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1619
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.116
0.116
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Balfour and Wes Flowers

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
160200
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA