Tony Balsamo vs. Jack Flaherty — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Flaherty
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Flaherty built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Balsamo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Flaherty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.208 compared to 6.44 and 1.909 for Tony Balsamo. By the career numbers, Jack Flaherty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Jack Flaherty

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.57
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.51
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
3.8
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.59
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.23
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.19
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
8.28
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4120
37.43
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.71
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3686
33.49
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Jack Flaherty

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.73
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.79
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.56
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.52
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Jack Flaherty

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2160
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
792
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
492
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
76
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.96
23.85
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
100
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
112
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
32
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
56
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
34.43
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.8
19.19
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
184
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50