Grant Balfour vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Grant Balfour
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Grant Balfour a clear advantage over Orlando Peña across the core pitching metrics. Grant Balfour led in home run suppression (HR9+ 123 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 123 vs 102). Orlando Peña held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 83). Grant Balfour was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Grant Balfour and Orlando Peña

Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
3.2
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.4
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.3
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.77
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.78
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9.52
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
6.12
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2241
37.37
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.16
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.59
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1947
32.47
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Grant Balfour and Orlando Peña

Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
3.2
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.75
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Balfour and Orlando Peña

Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
160200
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
429
833.01
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
69.9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
17.55
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
85.44
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.8
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.3
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
8.46
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
246.6
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA