Grant Balfour

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2015)

W–L 30–23
ERA 3.49
WHIP 1.22
SO 571
Pitcher PIV 9428.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 200 lb
Born
12/30/1977 in Sydney, NSW, Australia
MLB Debut
2001-07-22
Last Game
2015-04-18
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Grant Robert Balfour

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
30 23 534 1 0 0 84 539.7 406 209 47 252 571 3.49 9428.4

Career ERA 3.49 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — 16.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2001 MIN AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 3 4 3 2 13.50 — 0.0
2003 MIN AL 1 0 17 1 0 0 0 26.0 23 12 14 30 4.15 4.40 (+6%) 39.5
2004 MIN AL 4 1 36 0 0 0 0 39.3 35 19 21 42 4.35 4.46 (+3%) 470.6
2007 MIL NL 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2.7 4 6 4 3 20.25 — 0.0
2007 TBA AL 1 0 22 0 0 0 0 22.0 26 15 16 27 6.14 4.47 (-37%) 505.7
2008 TBA AL 6 2 51 0 0 0 4 58.3 28 10 24 82 1.54 4.32 (+64%) 3099.8
2009 TBA AL 5 4 73 0 0 0 4 67.3 59 36 33 69 4.81 4.32 (-11%) 949.5
2010 TBA AL 2 1 57 0 0 0 0 55.3 43 14 17 56 2.28 4.08 (+44%) 1956.4
2011 OAK AL 5 2 62 0 0 0 2 62.0 44 17 20 59 2.47 3.94 (+37%) 274.9
2012 OAK AL 3 2 75 0 0 0 24 74.7 41 21 28 72 2.53 4.01 (+37%) 1870.5
2013 OAK AL 1 3 65 0 0 0 38 62.7 48 18 27 72 2.59 3.87 (+33%) 588.4
2014 TBA AL 2 6 65 0 0 0 12 62.3 49 34 41 57 4.91 3.74 (-31%) -326.9
2015 TBA AL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 4.3 3 3 4 0 6.23 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 30 23 534 1 0 0 84 539.2 406 209 252 571 3.49 — 9,428

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
534 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2001 MIN AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 MIN AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 MIN AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 MIL NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 TBA AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 TBA AL 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 TBA AL 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 TBA AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 OAK AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 OAK AL 75 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 OAK AL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 TBA AL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 TBA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 534 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2013 ALDS2 OAK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALDS2 OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALDS1 TBA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALCS TBA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALDS2 TBA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 WS TBA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALDS2 MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 20 0 2 19.7 16 7 10 15 3.20

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2013 ALDS2 OAK 1 0 3 0 1 3.0 0 0 1 3 0.00
2012 ALDS2 OAK 0 1 2 0 1 1.7 3 1 1 2 5.40
2010 ALDS1 TBA 0 0 3 0 0 3.7 2 0 0 1 0.00
2008 ALCS TBA 0 0 4 0 0 2.3 5 5 4 1 19.29
2008 ALDS2 TBA 0 0 3 0 0 3.3 2 0 1 4 0.00
2008 WS TBA 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 4 1 3 2 3.00
2004 ALDS2 MIN 0 0 2 0 0 2.7 0 0 0 2 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home26800000—
Away26620000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home268284.2201931153122.94
Away266255.02051161372594.09

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2015-04-18 TBRNYY — 0.2133301
2015-04-15 TBRTOR — 1.0000000
2015-04-14 TBRTOR — 1.0000000
2015-04-10 TBRMIA — 1.0100000
2015-04-07 TBRBAL — 0.1100100
2015-04-06 TBRBAL — 0.1000000
2014-09-27 TBRCLE — 1.0000010
2014-09-25 TBRBOS — 1.0000010
2014-09-23 TBRBOS — 0.1000010
2014-09-20 TBRCHW — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 534 1 17 45 1 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2001 MIN P 2 0 0 1 0 0
2003 MIN P 17 1 0 4 0 0
2004 MIN P 36 0 3 4 0 0
2007 MIL P 3 0 0 0 0 0
2007 TBA P 22 0 1 5 0 0
2008 TBA P 51 0 0 5 0 0
2009 TBA P 73 0 1 3 0 1
2010 TBA P 57 0 2 2 0 0
2011 OAK P 62 0 2 4 0 1
2012 OAK P 75 0 6 7 0 0
2013 OAK P 65 0 1 5 1 1
2014 TBA P 65 0 1 5 0 0
2015 TBA P 6 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 534

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2014 TBA AL $4,000,000
2013 OAK AL $4,500,000
2012 OAK AL $4,000,000
2011 OAK AL $3,750,000
2010 TBA AL $2,050,000
2009 TBA AL $1,400,000
2006 CIN NL $340,000
2005 MIN AL $330,000
Total Career Earnings $20,370,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Grant Balfour (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Damaso Marte
    23-27, 3.48 ERA
  2. 92
    Brad Boxberger
    31-38, 3.50 ERA
  3. 89
    Scott Barlow
    31-24, 3.79 ERA
  4. 89
    B. J. Ryan
    21-28, 3.37 ERA
  5. 87
    Duane Ward
    32-37, 3.28 ERA
  6. 86
    Pedro Strop
    29-30, 3.20 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Grant Balfour

What years did Grant Balfour play?
Grant Balfour played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2015.
Was Grant Balfour a pitcher?
Yes. Grant Balfour pitched in the major leagues, recording 30 wins and 571 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Grant Balfour hit?
Grant Balfour hit 0 career home runs.