Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Matchup
It doesn't matter if you are trying to make your next big bet or parlay, tweak your fantasy team, rub something in your buddy's face,
or just want to understand the game better, it's always interesting to look at a matchup. Mark Teixeira and Grant Balfour have faced off against
each other 20 times throughout their careers. Against Grant Balfour, Mark Teixeira has maintained a Batting Average of 0.368, higher than his career batting average of 0.268. Grant Balfour's career opposing batting average is 0.209, lower than their face-off average, possibly underperforming against Mark Teixeira. Mark Teixeira's OPS against Grant Balfour is 1.034, higher than his career OPS of 0.869.
Grant Balfour has struck out Mark Teixeira 5 times in 19 at-bats. Against Grant Balfour, Mark Teixeira strikes out every 4.000 plate appearances. Mark Teixeira's career Plate Appearance per Strikeout is 5.57, striking out less often against Grant Balfour than average. Grant Balfour strikes out a batter every 3.925 plate appearances, striking out Mark Teixeira less often than his average.
Grant Balfour has struck out Mark Teixeira 5 times in 19 at-bats. Against Grant Balfour, Mark Teixeira strikes out every 4.000 plate appearances. Mark Teixeira's career Plate Appearance per Strikeout is 5.57, striking out less often against Grant Balfour than average. Grant Balfour strikes out a batter every 3.925 plate appearances, striking out Mark Teixeira less often than his average.
How Mark Teixeira put the ball into play against Grant Balfour
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Grant Balfour to Mark Teixeira
Matchup Details for Mark Teixeira and Grant Balfour
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark Teixeira and Grant Balfour including some career level stats for context.
Plate Appearances
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Plate Appearances
20
Mark Teixeira Career Plate Appearances
8029
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced
2241
At Bats
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour At Bats
19
Mark Teixeira Career At Bats
6936
Grant Balfour Career At Bats Pitched
1933
Batting Average
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Batting Average
0.368
Mark Teixeira Career Batting Average
0.268
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average
0.209
Hits
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Hits
7
Mark Teixeira Career Hits
1862
Grant Balfour Career Hits Allowed
406
Singles
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Singles
5
Mark Teixeira Career Singles
1027
Doubles
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Doubles
0
Mark Teixeira Career Doubles
408
Triples
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Triples
0
Mark Teixeira Career Triples
18
Home Runs
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Home Runs
2
Mark Teixeira Career Home Runs
409
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed
47
Grand Slams
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Grand Slams
0
In the Park Home Runs
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour In the Park Home Runs
0
In the Park Grand Slams
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour In the Park Grand Slams
0
Extra Base Hits
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Extra Base Hits
2
Mark Teixeira Career Extra Base Hits
835
Home Runs Per at Bat
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Home Runs Per at Bat
0.105
Mark Teixeira Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.059
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024314536989136
Home Runs Per Hit
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Home Runs Per Hit
0.286
Mark Teixeira Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.22
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.11576354679803
Home Runs Per Strikeout
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.400
Mark Teixeira Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.28383067314365
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.08231173380035
Total Bases
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Total Bases
13
Mark Teixeira Total Bases
3533
Times on Base
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Times on Base
7
Mark Teixeira Career Times on Base
2891
On Base Pct
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour On Base Pct
0.350
Mark Teixeira Career On Base Percentage
0.36
Slugging Pct
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Slugging Pct
0.684
Mark Teixeira Career Slugging Percentage
0.509
On Base Plus Slugging (OPS)
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour On Base Plus Slugging (OPS)
1.034
Mark Teixeira Career OPS
0.869
Isolated Power
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Isolated Power
0.316
Mark Teixeira Career Isolated Power
0.241
Gross Production Average
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Gross Production Average
0.329
Mark Teixeira Career Gross Production Average
0.289
Batting Average on Balls in Play
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.385
Mark Teixeira Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.26911544227886
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Runs Batted In (RBI)
5
Mark Teixeira Career RBIs
1298
Runs Created
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Runs Created
4.201
Mark Teixeira Career Runs Created
1266.06
Hit By Pitch
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Hit By Pitch
0
Mark Teixeira Career Hit By Pitch
111
Grant Balfour Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Outs
8
Walks
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Walks
0
Mark Teixeira Career Walks
918
Grant Balfour Career Walks Allowed
252
Intentional Walks
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Intentional Walks
0
Mark Teixeira Career Intentional Walks
91
Grant Balfour Career Intentional Walks Allowed
14
Strikeouts
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Strikeouts
5
Mark Teixeira Career Strikeouts
1441
Grant Balfour Career Strikeouts Thrown
571
Plate Appearance Per Strikout
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Plate Appearance Per Strikout
4.000
Mark Teixeira Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.57
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.9246935201401
Walks Per Strikeout
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Walks Per Strikeout
0.000
Mark Teixeira Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.64
Grant Balfour Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.46584938704028
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
0.350
Mark Teixeira Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.35757877693362
Grant Balfour Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.29986613119143
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
0
Batter Reached due to Error
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Batter Reached due to Error
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Batter Reached due to Interference
0
Sacrifice Hits
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Sacrifice Hits
0
Mark Teixeira Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Sacrifice Flies
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Sacrifice Flies
1
Mark Teixeira Career Sacrifice Flies
64
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Grounds into Double Play (GIDP)
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Grounds into Double Play (GIDP)
1
Mark Teixeira Career Ground into Double Play
158
Grant Balfour Career Double Plays Enabled
31
Ground into Triple Play
Mark Teixeira vs. Grant Balfour Ground into Triple Play
0