Robinson Cano vs. Grant Balfour — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Cano is hitting 0.333 here, 11% above their career average, while Balfour's career opposing average is 0.209. Cano also posted an OPS of 0.812, close to the career mark of 0.839. Balfour has had the edge in strikeouts, with Cano going down once every 5.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Robinson Cano put the ball into play against Grant Balfour
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Grant Balfour to Robinson Cano
Matchup Details for Robinson Cano and Grant Balfour
Stats that describe the matchup between Robinson Cano and Grant Balfour including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Robinson Cano Career Plate Appearances
9550
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced
2241
In this matchup
15
Robinson Cano Career At Bats
8773
Grant Balfour Career At Bats Pitched
1947
In this matchup
0.333
Robinson Cano Career Batting Average
0.301
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average
0.209
In this matchup
0
Robinson Cano Career Home Runs
335
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed
47
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Robinson Cano Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.038
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Robinson Cano Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.127
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.116
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Robinson Cano Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.276
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.082
In this matchup
0.417
Robinson Cano Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.316
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Robinson Cano Career Hit By Pitch
85
Grant Balfour Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
1
Robinson Cano Career Intentional Walks
112
Grant Balfour Career Intentional Walks Allowed
14
In this matchup
3
Robinson Cano Career Strikeouts
1214
Grant Balfour Career Strikeouts Thrown
571
In this matchup
5.333
Robinson Cano Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.870
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.925
In this matchup
0.667
Robinson Cano Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.510
Grant Balfour Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.438
Robinson Cano Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
Grant Balfour Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.300
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Robinson Cano Career Sacrifice Hits
10
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Robinson Cano Career Sacrifice Flies
62
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
Robinson Cano Career Ground into Double Play
286
Grant Balfour Career Double Plays Enabled
31
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0