Tony Balsamo vs. Chris Holt — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Holt 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. Chris Holt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.519 compared to 6.44 and 1.909 for Tony Balsamo. By the career numbers, Chris Holt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Chris Holt

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.62
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.44
35.44
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.76
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
10.42
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.84
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.09
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
5.2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3236
39.53
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2890
35.31
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Chris Holt

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.6
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.87
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.8
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Chris Holt

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2160
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
385.51
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
513.04
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
46.38
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.58
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.39
6.94
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
72.46
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
34.78
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.39
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
34.43
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.17
-12.1
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.19
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
240.58
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA