Kevin Millar vs. Grant Balfour — Matchup Analysis
Grant Balfour has completely neutralized Millar in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Balfour. Millar's numbers against Balfour tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.429, 47% below the career mark of 0.810, with a batting average of just 0.143, 48% below their career average and below Balfour's career opposing average of 0.209. Even with Millar striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Balfour. Edge: Balfour.
How Kevin Millar put the ball into play against Grant Balfour
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Grant Balfour to Kevin Millar
Matchup Details for Kevin Millar and Grant Balfour
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Millar and Grant Balfour including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Kevin Millar Career Plate Appearances
5382
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced
2241
In this matchup
0.143
Kevin Millar Career Batting Average
0.274
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average
0.209
In this matchup
0
Kevin Millar Career Home Runs
170
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
Kevin Millar Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Millar Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.132
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.116
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Millar Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.082
In this matchup
0.167
Kevin Millar Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Kevin Millar Career Hit By Pitch
78
Grant Balfour Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Kevin Millar Career Intentional Walks
17
Grant Balfour Career Intentional Walks Allowed
14
In this matchup
1
Kevin Millar Career Strikeouts
838
Grant Balfour Career Strikeouts Thrown
571
In this matchup
7.000
Kevin Millar Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.420
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.925
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Millar Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.670
Grant Balfour Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Kevin Millar Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.347
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
Kevin Millar Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Kevin Millar Career Sacrifice Flies
51
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
Kevin Millar Career Ground into Double Play
117
Grant Balfour Career Double Plays Enabled
31
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0