Grant Balfour vs. Jeff Wallace — Career Comparison

The numbers give Grant Balfour a clear advantage over Jeff Wallace across the core pitching metrics. Grant Balfour led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 83 vs 56), strikeout rate (K%+ 123 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 87). Jeff Wallace held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 158 vs 123). Grant Balfour was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.