Grant Balfour vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Grant Balfour
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Grant Balfour comes out ahead of Darold Knowles in this reliever comparison. Grant Balfour led in strikeout rate (K%+ 123 vs 67), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 123 vs 106). Darold Knowles held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 83). The edge goes to Grant Balfour.

Pitching Stats for Grant Balfour and Darold Knowles

Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.18
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
3.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1006
8.29
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2241
37.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
3.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
3.6
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1947
32.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Grant Balfour and Darold Knowles

Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Balfour and Darold Knowles

Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
534
160200
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA