Grant Balfour vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Grant Balfour
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Grant Balfour posted a stronger line than Roy Smith. Grant Balfour posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.49 vs 5.24) and WHIP (1.245 vs 1.970). 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 Roy Smith

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.4
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.49
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.77
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.78
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.2
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9.52
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
7.66
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.525
1.525
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2241
37.37
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.59
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1947
32.47
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Grant Balfour and Roy Smith

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.75
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.03
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Balfour and Roy Smith

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
160200
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-66.4
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA