Grant Balfour

Q: When was Grant Balfour born?

Grant Balfour was born on December 30, 1977.

Q: Where was Grant Balfour born?

Grant Balfour was born in Sydney, New South Wales.

Q: How tall is Grant Balfour?

Grant Balfour is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Grant Balfour weigh when playing?

Grant Balfour weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Grant Balfour play?

Grant Balfour played 12 seasons.

Q: Is Grant Balfour in the Hall of Fame?

Grant Balfour has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Grant Balfour have?

Grant Balfour had 571 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Grant Balfour played for?

Grant Balfour played for 5 teams; the Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics.

Q: How many World Series has Grant Balfour won?

Grant Balfour has never won a World Series.

Q: When did Grant Balfour retire?

Grant Balfour last played in 2015.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: December 30, 1977 in Sydney, Australia au

High School: William Clark (Kellyville, Australia)

Debut: July 22, 2001 (Age 23-204d, 17,921st in major league history)
vs. SEA 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: April 18, 2015 (Age 37-109d)
vs. NYY 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: Trevor Jarrett

Full Name: Grant Robert Balfour

Pronunciation: \BAL-fore\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.2

ERA

3.49

534

539.2

571

WHIP

1.219

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1997	19	MIN-min	Rk	2	4	.333	3.76	13	12	0	0	0	0	67.0	73	31	28	1	20	0	43	4	2	3	275			1.388	9.8	0.1	2.7	5.8	2.15	TWN GULF
1998	20	MIN-min	Rk	7	2	.778	3.36	13	13	0	0	0	0	77.2	70	36	29	7	27	0	75	5	0	6	327			1.249	8.1	0.8	3.1	8.7	2.78	ELZ APPY
1999	21	MIN-min	A	8	5	.615	3.53	19	14	2	0	0	1	91.2	66	39	36	7	37	0	95	6	0	1	368			1.124	6.5	0.7	3.6	9.3	2.57	QDS MIDW
2000	22	MIN-min	A+	8	5	.615	4.25	35	10	13	0	0	6	89.0	91	46	42	8	34	2	90	8	1	10	392			1.404	9.2	0.8	3.4	9.1	2.65	FTM FLOR
2001	23	MIN-min	AA,AAA	4	3	.571	2.17	46	0	26	0	0	13	66.1	44	17	16	3	32	3	89	0	0	3	270			1.146	6.0	0.4	4.3	12.1	2.78	NBR,EDM EL,PCL
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	14.67	2.250	10.1	6.8	10.1	6.8	0.67

2002	24	MIN-min	AAA	2	4	.333	4.16	58	0	25	0	0	8	71.1	60	34	33	3	30	1	88	0	1	2	296			1.262	7.6	0.4	3.8	11.1	2.93	EDM PCL
2003	25	MIN-min	AAA	5	2	.714	2.41	21	11	10	0	0	5	71.0	48	21	19	6	16	0	87	3	1	0	276			0.901	6.1	0.8	2.0	11.0	5.44	ROC IL
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	4.34	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	3.99	1.424	8.0	0.9	4.8	9.6	2.00
2005			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
2006	28	CIN-min	A+,A,Rk	0	0		7.00	9	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	9	9	7	0	6	0	12	2	1	4	44			1.667	9.0	0.0	6.0	12.0	2.00	SAR,DAY,RDL FLOR,MIDW,GULF
2007	29	MIL-min	AAA,AA	1	1	.500	1.87	32	0	16	0	0	7	43.1	25	9	9	2	15	0	68	0	1	0	168			0.923	5.2	0.4	3.1	14.1	4.53	NVL,HVL PCL,SOUL
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	4.42	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	11.49	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	3.56	1.909	10.6	0.4	6.5	11.0	1.69
2008	30	TBR-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.38	15	0	15	0	0	8	23.2	5	1	1	1	10	0	39	0	1	1	85			0.634	1.9	0.4	3.8	14.8	3.90	DHM IL
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	2.22	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	3.77	1.366	7.9	0.8	4.4	9.2	2.09
2010	32	TBR-min	A+	0	1	.000	10.80	2	2	0	0	0	0	1.2	2	3	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	10			3.000	10.8	0.0	16.2	10.8	0.67	POE FLOR
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	2.68	1.084	7.0	0.5	2.8	9.1	3.29
2011	33	OAK-min	AAA	0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6			3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00	SAC PCL
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	163	3.77	1.032	6.4	1.2	2.9	8.6	2.95
2012	34	OAK	AL	3	2	.600	2.53	75	0	34	0	0	24	74.2	41	21	21	4	28	2	72	1	0	2	289	154	3.03	0.924	4.9	0.5	3.4	8.7	2.57
2013	35	OAK	AL	1	3	.250	2.59	65	0	55	0	0	38	62.2	48	20	18	7	27	2	72	0	0	9	262	151	3.49	1.197	6.9	1.0	3.9	10.3	2.67	AS
2014	36	TBR	AL	2	6	.250	4.91	65	0	34	0	0	12	62.1	49	34	34	3	41	3	57	1	0	4	270	76	3.95	1.444	7.1	0.4	5.9	8.2	1.39
2015	37	TBR-min	AAA	0	0		2.79	8	0	2	0	0	0	9.2	9	3	3	1	4	0	11	0	0	1	42			1.345	8.4	0.9	3.7	10.2	2.75	DHM IL
2015	37	TBR	AL	0	0		6.23	6	0	1	0	0	0	4.1	3	3	3	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	21	68	9.60	1.615	6.2	2.1	8.3	0.0	0.00
12 Yrs				30	23	.566	3.49	534	1	203	0	0	84	539.2	406	215	209	47	252	14	571	8	1	26	2241	119	3.55	1.219	6.8	0.8	4.2	9.5	2.27
162 Game Avg.				4	3	.566	3.49	68	0	26	0	0	11	69	52	27	27	6	32	2	73	1	0	3	285	119	3.55	1.219	6.8	0.8	4.2	9.5	2.27

TBR (6 yrs)				16	13	.552	3.74	274	0	76	0	0	20	269.2	208	116	112	17	135	6	291	4	1	12	1129	111	3.33	1.272	6.9	0.6	4.5	9.7	2.16
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	4.54	1.456	8.1	1.3	5.0	9.8	1.95
OAK (3 yrs)				9	7	.563	2.53	202	0	104	0	0	64	199.1	133	58	56	19	75	5	203	1	0	11	793	156	3.40	1.043	6.0	0.9	3.4	9.2	2.71
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	11.49	3.000	13.5	3.4	13.5	10.1	0.75

AL (12 yrs)				30	21	.588	3.40	531	1	201	0	0	84	537.0	402	209	203	46	248	14	568	7	1	26	2223	122	3.51	1.210	6.7	0.8	4.2	9.5	2.29
NL (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	11.49	3.000	13.5	3.4	13.5	10.1	0.75

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Grant Balfour?

Grant Balfour is 46 years old.

When was Grant Balfour born?

Grant Balfour was born on December 30, 1977.

Where was Grant Balfour born?

Grant Balfour was born in Sydney, New South Wales.

How tall is Grant Balfour?

Grant Balfour is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Grant Balfour weigh when playing?

Grant Balfour weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Grant Balfour play?

Grant Balfour played 12 seasons.

Is Grant Balfour in the Hall of Fame?

Grant Balfour has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Grant Balfour play?

Grant Balfour was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Grant Balfour have?

Grant Balfour had 571 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Grant Balfour played for?

Grant Balfour played for 5 teams; the Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics.

How many World Series has Grant Balfour won?

Grant Balfour has never won a World Series.

When did Grant Balfour retire?

Grant Balfour last played in 2015.

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