Grant Balfour vs. Ben Wade — Career Comparison

Grant Balfour
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ben Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Grant Balfour posted a stronger line than Ben Wade. Grant Balfour posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.49 vs 4.34) and WHIP (1.245 vs 1.478). 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 Ben Wade

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.86
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.61
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.5
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.19
21.19
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.4
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.49
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.34
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.77
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
8.82
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.78
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.2
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.39
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9.52
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
5.7
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2241
37.37
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
39.36
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.39
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.07
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.59
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.8
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1947
32.47
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
34.76
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Grant Balfour and Ben Wade

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
8.91
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.75
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.38
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.03
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.534
0.534
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Balfour and Ben Wade

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
160200
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
118
661.68
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
549.53
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
29.91
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
145.79
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.86
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
50.47
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-0.56
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
207.48
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA