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Grant Balfour

Grant Balfour - Tampa Bay Rays
  • W-L 6-2
  • ERA 1.54
  • K 82
  • Walks 24
  • Saves 4
Tampa Bay Rays
  • Height: 6-2
  • Weight: 192
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Born: Dec 30, 1977 - Sydney
  • College: None
  • Draft: None

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 Relief Pitcher Comparisons
  ERA  K  WHIP  SV  
Balfour   1.54 
League Average  4.32 
League Leader  2.53 
  ERA  K  WHIP  SV  
Balfour   82 
League Average  47 
League Leader  265 
  ERA  K  WHIP  SV  
Balfour   0.89 
League Average  1.39 
League Leader  1.05 
  ERA  K  WHIP  SV  
Balfour   4 
League Average  7 
League Leader  62 
 Next Game: 10/11 vs. BOS 
  GGSWLSVCGSHOIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIPBAA  
 Last game vs. BOS   0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 0.50 .143  
 Career vs. BOS 14 0 2 0 1 0 0 18.0 16 10 10 1 9 15 5.00 1.39 .242  
 Home (this year) 22 0 4 1 4 0 0 27.1 12 3 3 1 8 44 0.99 0.73 .130  
 Turf (this year) 26 0 4 1 4 0 0 31.0 15 5 5 2 8 49 1.45 0.74 .142  
 Playoffs Season to Date
 DateOpponentScoreDecIP H R ER HR BB K  W L SV BS IP ERA BAA  
 Oct 10 BOS L 0-2 -1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1  0 0 0 0 4.2 0.00 .111  
 Oct 6 @ CHW W 6-2 -2.0 0 0 0 0 1 2  0 0 0 0 3.1 0.00 .167  
 Oct 3 CHW W 6-2 -0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 1.1 0.00 .333  
 Oct 2 CHW W 6-4 -0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2  0 0 0 0 0.2 0.00 .000  
 Total  4.2 2 0 0 0 1 5  0 0 0 0 4.2 0.00 .111  
 Last 10 Games (Season Game Log) Season to Date
 Date Opponent Score Dec IP H R ER HR BB K   W L SV IP ERA  
 Sep 26 @ DET L 4-6 - 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 2   6 2 4 58.1 1.54  
 Sep 23 @ BAL W 5-2 - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2   6 2 4 57.0 1.42  
 Sep 22 @ BAL W 4-2 W 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 2   6 2 4 56.0 1.45  
 Sep 20 MIN W 7-2 - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2   5 2 4 54.1 1.49  
 Sep 17 BOS W 10-3 W 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2   5 2 4 53.1 1.52  
 Sep 16 BOS W 2-1 - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0   4 2 4 51.1 1.58  
 Sep 13 @ NYY L 5-6 - 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 1   4 2 4 50.0 1.62  
 Sep 10 @ BOS W 4-2 - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1   4 2 4 49.2 1.63  
 Sep 9 @ BOS W 5-4 - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0   4 2 4 48.2 1.66  
 Sep 6 @ TOR L 4-7 - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2   4 2 4 47.2 1.70  
 Total   58.1 28 10 10 3 24 82   6 2 4 1 1.54  
 Pitching
 Last 3 years Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP BAA  
 2004 MIN 36 0 4 1 0 0 0 39.1 35 19 19 4 21 42 4.35 1.42 .238  
 2007 MIL 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 4 6 6 1 4 3 20.25 3.00 .333  
 2007 TB 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 22.0 26 15 15 1 16 27 6.14 1.91 .313  
 2008 TB 51 0 6 2 4 0 0 58.1 28 10 10 3 24 82 1.54 0.89 .143  
 Career   131 1 12 5 4 0 0 151.0 119 66 66 15 82 186 3.93 1.33 .218  
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Tampa Bay Rays closer Grant Balfour yawns in the outfield during batting practice before Game 2 of the American League championship series against the Boston Red Sox in St. Petersburg, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008.
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(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)		ST. PETERSBURG, FL - OCTOBER 10: Relief pitcher Grant Balfour #50 of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitches in the eighth inning of game one of the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox during the 2008 MLB playoffs at Tropicana Field on October 10, 2008 in Tampa, Florida. The Red Sox defeated the Devil Rays 2-0 to take a 1-0 series lead. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)
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Getty Images		Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon, left, takes the baseball from relief pitcher Grant Balfour during the ninth inning baseball action in Game 1 of the American League championship series in St. Petersburg, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. Boston defeated Tampa Bay 2-0.
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(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)		ST. PETERSBURG, FL - OCTOBER 10: Relief pitcher Grant Balfour #50 of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitches in the eighth inning of game one of the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox during the 2008 MLB playoffs at Tropicana Field on October 10, 2008 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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