Grant Balfour vs. Josh Sharpless — Career Comparison

Grant Balfour
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Josh Sharpless
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Grant Balfour posted a stronger line than Josh Sharpless. Grant Balfour posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.49 vs 4.41) and WHIP (1.245 vs 1.653). 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 Josh Sharpless

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
8.91
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.5
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.49
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.77
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.71
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.78
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.2
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9.52
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2241
37.37
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
40.78
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.39
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.76
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.59
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1947
32.47
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
32.51
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Grant Balfour and Josh Sharpless

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
8.91
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.03
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.41
98.41
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Balfour and Josh Sharpless

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
160200
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-66.4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA