Grant Balfour
Bats R Throws R6'2" 200 lbBorn 1977 Sydney, AustraliaDebut 2001Team TB1x All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2015 | TB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2014 | TB | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2013 | OAK | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2012 | OAK | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -118.5 |
| 2011 | OAK | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2010 | TB | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2009 | TB | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2008 | TB | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -117.7 |
| 2007 | TB | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2004 | MIN | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2003 | MIN | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2001 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 534 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -118.1 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2015 | TB | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 80.4 | 99.8 | 80.2 |
| 2014 | TB | 2 | 6 | 4.91 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 62.3 | 270 | 3 | 41 | 57 | 97.9 | | |
| 2013 | OAK | 1 | 3 | 2.59 | 65 | 0 | 38 | 62.7 | 262 | 7 | 27 | 72 | 111.6 | | |
| 2012 | OAK | 3 | 2 | 2.53 | 75 | 0 | 24 | 74.7 | 289 | 4 | 28 | 72 | 126.7 | | |
| 2011 | OAK | 5 | 2 | 2.47 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 62.0 | 242 | 8 | 20 | 59 | 113.8 | | |
| 2010 | TB | 2 | 1 | 2.28 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 222 | 3 | 17 | 56 | 114.9 | | |
| 2009 | TB | 5 | 4 | 4.81 | 73 | 0 | 4 | 67.3 | 289 | 6 | 33 | 69 | 107.2 | | |
| 2008 | TB | 6 | 2 | 1.54 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 58.3 | 224 | 3 | 24 | 82 | 134.3 | | |
| 2007 | TB | 1 | 2 | 7.66 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24.7 | 121 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 81.3 | | |
| 2004 | MIN | 4 | 1 | 4.35 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 | 172 | 4 | 21 | 42 | | | |
| 2003 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 115 | 4 | 14 | 30 | | | |
| 2001 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| Career | | 30 | 23 | 3.49 | 534 | 1 | 84 | 539.7 | 2241 | 47 | 252 | 571 | 112.3 | | 112.3 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2015 | TB | P | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2014 | TB | P | 65 | 62 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2013 | OAK | P | 65 | 63 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.857 | |
| 2012 | OAK | P | 75 | 75 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2011 | OAK | P | 62 | 62 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2010 | TB | P | 57 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2009 | TB | P | 73 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | TB | P | 51 | 58 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2007 | TB | P | 25 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2004 | MIN | P | 36 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2003 | MIN | P | 17 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2001 | MIN | P | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2015 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Pit | 42 | 9.2 IP, 26% K | 2.93 | |
| 2008 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Pit | 85 | 23.2 IP, 46% K | 0.39 | |
| 2007 | AA | Huntsville Stars | Pit | 47 | 11.1 IP, 45% K | 2.43 | |
| 2007 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | Pit | 121 | 32.0 IP, 39% K | 1.69 | |
| 2006 | A+ | Sarasota Reds | Pit | 30 | 5.2 IP, 23% K | 8.65 | |
| 2003 | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | Pit | 276 | 71.0 IP, 32% K | 2.41 | |
| 2002 | AAA | Edmonton Trappers | Pit | 296 | 71.1 IP, 30% K | 4.18 | |
| 2001 | AA | New Britain Rock Cats | Pit | 197 | 50.0 IP, 37% K | 1.08 | |
| 2001 | AAA | Edmonton Trappers | Pit | 73 | 16.1 IP, 23% K | 5.59 | |
| 2000 | A+ | Fort Myers Miracle | Pit | 392 | 89.0 IP, 23% K | 4.25 | |
| 1999 | A | Quad City River Bandits | Pit | 368 | 91.2 IP, 26% K | 3.55 | |
| 1998 | Rk | Elizabethton Twins | Pit | 327 | 77.2 IP, 23% K | 3.38 | |
| 1997 | Rk | GCL Twins | Pit | 275 | 67.0 IP, 16% K | 3.76 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2015 | 0.495 | 0.245 | 0.582 | 0.125 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.40 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.55 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2.19 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 3.20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 19.7 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 1.32 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2014 | TB | $4,000,000 |
| 2013 | OAK | $4,500,000 |
| 2012 | OAK | $4,000,000 |
| 2011 | OAK | $3,750,000 |
| 2010 | TB | $2,050,000 |
| 2009 | TB | $1,400,000 |
| 2006 | CIN | $340,000 |
| 2005 | MIN | $330,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.