Grant Balfour vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Grant Balfour
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Grant Balfour a clear advantage over Heath Murray across the core pitching metrics. Grant Balfour led in strikeout rate (K%+ 123 vs 67), home run suppression (HR9+ 123 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 72). Heath Murray held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 84 vs 83). Grant Balfour was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Grant Balfour and Heath Murray

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.99
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.85
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.05
17.05
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.49
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.77
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.78
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.185
1.185
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2241
37.37
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.39
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.79
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.59
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1947
32.47
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Grant Balfour and Heath Murray

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.99
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.85
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.75
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.25
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.03
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.41
98.41
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.05
17.05
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Balfour and Heath Murray

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
160200
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
88
2514.29
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
8.49
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-8.16
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA