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Grant Balfour

Athletics Career team 2011–2013
Number #50
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 48
Height 6' 2"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Sydney, Australia
Born Dec 30, 1977

Key Insights

2015
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Jason Varitek is 0 for 14 against Balfour, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

16 career plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The TB lineup has hit .370 and slugged .815 against Balfour across 28 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

10 hits, 3 home runs and 3 strikeouts, against a .350 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

The BAL lineup has hit .074 and slugged .111 against Balfour across 27 plate appearances, the quietest club on his record.

2 hits, 0 home runs and 10 strikeouts, against a .350 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Balfour has walked Alex Rodriguez 3 times in 13 plate appearances, 23.1% of them.

3 walks in 13 plate appearances.
He has faced this opponent enough for it to mean something

Balfour has faced 363 different batters across 953 plate appearances, and seen 5 of them at least 12 times.

all-time head-to-head totals.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 30, 1977
Birth Place Sydney, Australia
Height 6' 2"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right