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Grant Balfour

Grant Robert Balfour

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 30, 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
High School: Glenwood (Glenwood, AU)
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 22, 2001
Teams (by GP): Rays/Athletics/Twins/DevilRays/Brewers 2001-2011
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent (team option), 2 yrs/$8.1M (11-12) & 13 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 7.099, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Trevor Jarrett [*]
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 9:01AM
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2001 23 MIN AL 0 0 13.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 3 4 4 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 14 38 2.250 10.1 6.8 10.1 6.8 0.67
2003 25 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 4.15 17 1 6 0 0 0 26.0 23 12 12 4 14 2 30 0 0 0 115 110 1.423 8.0 1.4 4.8 10.4 2.14
2004 26 MIN AL 4 1 .800 4.35 36 0 14 0 0 0 39.1 35 19 19 4 21 1 42 2 0 3 172 110 1.424 8.0 0.9 4.8 9.6 2.00
2007 29 TOT MLB 1 2 .333 7.66 25 0 8 0 0 0 24.2 30 21 21 2 20 0 30 1 0 0 121 60 2.027 10.9 0.7 7.3 10.9 1.50
2007 29 MIL NL 0 2 .000 20.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 4 6 6 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 18 25 3.000 13.5 3.4 13.5 10.1 0.75
2007 29 TBD AL 1 0 1.000 6.14 22 0 6 0 0 0 22.0 26 15 15 1 16 0 27 0 0 0 103 75 1.909 10.6 0.4 6.5 11.0 1.69
2008 30 TBR AL 6 2 .750 1.54 51 0 12 0 0 4 58.1 28 10 10 3 24 1 82 0 0 2 224 287 0.891 4.3 0.5 3.7 12.7 3.42
2009 31 TBR AL 5 4 .556 4.81 73 0 15 0 0 4 67.1 59 38 36 6 33 0 69 2 0 1 289 90 1.366 7.9 0.8 4.4 9.2 2.09
2010 32 TBR AL 2 1 .667 2.28 57 0 8 0 0 0 55.1 43 16 14 3 17 2 56 0 1 4 222 172 1.084 7.0 0.5 2.8 9.1 3.29
2011 33 OAK AL 5 2 .714 2.47 62 0 15 0 0 2 62.0 44 17 17 8 20 1 59 0 0 0 242 165 1.032 6.4 1.2 2.9 8.6 2.95
8 Seasons 24 12 .667 3.57 323 1 79 0 0 10 335.2 265 137 133 32 152 7 370 5 1 10 1399 122 1.242 7.1 0.9 4.1 9.9 2.43
162 Game Avg. 5 3 .667 3.57 68 0 17 0 0 2 70 56 29 28 7 32 1 78 1 0 2 294 122 1.242 7.1 0.9 4.1 9.9 2.43
TBR (4 yrs) 14 7 .667 3.33 203 0 41 0 0 8 203.0 156 79 75 13 90 3 234 2 1 7 838 129 1.212 6.9 0.6 4.0 10.4 2.60
MIN (3 yrs) 5 1 .833 4.63 55 1 21 0 0 0 68.0 61 35 35 10 38 3 74 2 0 3 301 102 1.456 8.1 1.3 5.0 9.8 1.95
OAK (1 yr) 5 2 .714 2.47 62 0 15 0 0 2 62.0 44 17 17 8 20 1 59 0 0 0 242 165 1.032 6.4 1.2 2.9 8.6 2.95
MIL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 20.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 4 6 6 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 18 25 3.000 13.5 3.4 13.5 10.1 0.75
AL (8 yrs) AL 24 10 .706 3.43 320 1 77 0 0 10 333.0 261 131 127 31 148 7 367 4 1 10 1381 126 1.228 7.1 0.8 4.0 9.9 2.48
NL (1 yr) NL 0 2 .000 20.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 4 6 6 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 18 25 3.000 13.5 3.4 13.5 10.1 0.75

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
2001 23 MIN AL 2.2 0 4 2 0 .3 -2 -0.1 $
2003 25 MIN AL 26.0 1 12 16 0 .8 4 0.2 $
2004 26 MIN AL 39.1 0 19 27 0 1.0 8 0.5 $
2007 29 MIL NL 2.2 0 6 2 0 1.4 -4 -0.6 $
2007 29 TBD AL 22.0 0 15 16 -1 .8 1 -0.1 $
2008 30 TBR AL 58.1 0 10 37 1 1.3 27 2.5 $
2009 31 TBR AL 67.1 0 38 43 2 1.1 5 -0.1 $1,400,000
2010 32 TBR AL 55.1 0 16 28 1 1.2 12 1.4 $2,050,000
2011 33 OAK AL 62.0 0 17 35 -1 1.4 18 2.2 $3,750,000
8 Seasons 335.2 1 137 206 1 1.1 69 5.9 $7,200,000
TBR (4 yrs) 203.0 0 79 124 3 1.2 44 3.7 $3,450,000
MIN (3 yrs) 68.0 1 35 45 0 .9 10 0.6 $
OAK (1 yr) 62.0 0 17 35 -1 1.4 18 2.2 $3,750,000
MIL (1 yr) 2.2 0 6 2 0 1.4 -4 -0.6 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2004 26 MIN AL ALDS L NYY 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2008 30 TBR AL ALDS W CHW 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 13 0.900 5.4 0.0 2.7 10.8 4.00
2008 30 TBR AL ALCS W BOS 0 0 19.29 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 5 5 5 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 17 3.857 19.3 7.7 15.4 3.9 0.25
2008 30 TBR AL WS L PHI 0 0 3.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 16 2.333 12.0 0.0 9.0 6.0 0.67
2010 32 TBR AL ALDS L TEX 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0.545 4.9 0.0 0.0 2.5
3 Seasons (5 Series) 0 0 3.60 15 0 3 0 0 0 15.0 13 6 6 2 8 3 10 1 0 1 65 1.400 7.8 1.2 4.8 6.0 1.25
3 ALDS 0 0 0.00 8 0 2 0 0 0 9.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 32 0.517 3.7 0.0 0.9 6.5 7.00
1 ALCS 0 0 19.29 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 5 5 5 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 17 3.857 19.3 7.7 15.4 3.9 0.25
1 WS 0 0 3.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 16 2.333 12.0 0.0 9.0 6.0 0.67

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2001 23 MIN AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2003 25 MIN AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 26 MIN AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 29 TOT MLB 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 29 TBD AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1
2007 29 MIL NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1
2008 30 TBR AL 51 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 31 TBR AL 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2010 32 TBR AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 33 OAK AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 264 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBR (4 yrs) 203 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIN (3 yrs) 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 261 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
2008 30 TBR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
2010 32 TBR AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $2,050,000 1
2011 33 OAK AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $3,750,000 1
3 Seasons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $5,800,000
TBR (2 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $2,050,000
OAK (1 yr) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $3,750,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 30 TBR AL WS PHI L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
2001 MIN AL 23 P 2 2.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.38 0.50 .960 1.69 1.75
2003 MIN AL 25 P 17 26.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1 8 1.38 0.24 .958 1.73 1.71
2004 MIN AL 26 P 36 39.1 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 -1 -5 1.60 0.19 .949 1.65 1.65
2007 TOT MLB 29 P 25 24.2 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 -1 -8 2.19 0.24 .955 1.61 1.60
2007 TBD AL 29 P 22 22.0 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 -1 -9 2.45 0.27 .955 1.60 1.59
2007 MIL NL 29 P 3 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.69 1.67
2008 TBR AL 30 P 51 58.1 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.77 0.10 .952 1.60 1.59
2009 TBR AL 31 P 73 67.1 4 1 3 0 1 1.000 -1 -3 0.53 0.05 .952 1.52 1.51
2010 TBR AL 32 P 57 55.1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.65 0.07 .952 1.63 1.61
2011 OAK AL 33 P 62 0 0 62.0 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 -1 -3 0.87 0.10 .948 1.60 1.59 1 0 0% 0
8 Seasons P 323 0 0 335.2 37 9 28 0 2 1.000 -3 -1 0.99 0.11 .952 1.61 1.59 1 0 0% 0
8 Seasons TOT 323 0 0 335.2 37 9 28 0 2 1.000 -3 -10 0.99 0.11 .952 1.61 1.59 1 0 0% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
2009 AL  73 (7th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
2008 AL  25.52 (10th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2585), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (1013), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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  8. Oscar Villarreal (966)
  9. Michael Wuertz (965)
  10. Joe Beckwith (965)
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  6. Bob Humphreys (968)
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  8. Steve Reed (964)
  9. Mike Hartley (963)
  10. Rafael Betancourt (961)
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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
200426Minnesota Twins$305,0004/7/04 AP
200527Minnesota Twins$330,000
200628Cincinnati Reds$340,000
200931Tampa Bay Rays$1,400,000
201032Tampa Bay Rays$2,050,000
201133Oakland Athletics$3,750,000
201234Oakland Athletics$4,000,000
201335Oakland Athletics*$4,500,000$4.5M Team Option, $350k Buyout
Career to date (may be incomplete)$8,175,000Does not include future salaries
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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