Grant Balfour vs. Daniel Hudson — Career Comparison

Grant Balfour
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Daniel Hudson
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief PitcherSilver Slugger

The numbers give Grant Balfour a clear advantage over Daniel Hudson across the core pitching metrics. Grant Balfour led in home run suppression (HR9+ 123 vs 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 123 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 91). Daniel Hudson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 83). Grant Balfour was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Grant Balfour and Daniel Hudson

Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
5.76
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.64
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.68
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.6
56.6
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.15
11.15
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.4
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.45
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.49
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.74
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2566
27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.1
9
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.77
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
8.07
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.78
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.2
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.91
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9.52
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
8.6
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.279
1.279
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.42
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2241
37.37
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3586
37.73
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.39
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.59
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.58
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1947
32.47
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3232
34.01
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Grant Balfour and Daniel Hudson

Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
5.76
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.64
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2566
27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.1
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.45
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.75
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.82
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.36
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.03
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.15
11.15
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Balfour and Daniel Hudson

Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
534
160200
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
2544.19
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
502.33
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
111.63
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.72
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.91
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.03
37.34
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
148.84
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
139.53
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
97.67
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
125.58
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.38
38.98
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
167.44
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.12
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA