Grant Balfour Stats

Grant Balfour was born on Friday, December 30, 1977, in Sydney, Australia. Balfour was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 22, 2001, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Grant Balfour baseball stats page.

"We're talking about the intensity with which they pitch. It's authentic. It's authentic. Grant (Balfour) is just that wound up when he pitches." – Tampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon on TampaBay.Rays.MLB.com (Bill Chastain, 10/02/2008, 'War of words: Balfour, Cabrera go at it')

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Grant Balfour

Grant Balfour Autograph on a 2001 Bowman (#BDP17)

Grant Balfour Autograph on a 2001 Bowman (#BDP17)
 

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Birth Name:   Grant Robert Balfour
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-30-1977  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sydney, Australia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Glenwood High School (Glenwood, Australia)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   07-22-2001 (Age 23)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Grant Balfour

Grant Balfour Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2001 24 Twins 2 0 1 0 0 .000 13.50 0 0 0 2.2 14 3 4 4 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
2003 26 Twins 17 1 6 1 0 1.000 4.15 0 0 0 26.0 115 23 12 12 4 14 2 30 0 0 0 1
2004 27 Twins 36 0 14 4 1 .800 4.35 0 0 0 39.1 172 35 19 19 4 21 1 42 3 2 0 4
2007 30 Brewers 3 0 2 0 2 .000 20.30 0 0 0 2.2 18 4 6 6 1 4 0 3 0 1 0 0
2007 30 Devil Rays 22 0 6 1 0 1.000 6.14 0 0 0 22.0 103 26 15 15 1 16 0 27 0 0 0 1
2008 31 Rays 51 0 12 6 2 .750 1.54 0 0 4 58.1 224 28 10 10 3 24 1 82 2 0 0 14
2009 32 Rays 73 0 15 5 4 .556 4.81 0 0 4 67.1 289 59 36 38 6 33 0 69 1 2 0 18
2010 33 Rays 57 0 8 2 1 .667 2.28 0 0 0 55.1 222 43 14 16 3 17 2 56 4 0 1 16
2011 34 Athletics 62 0 15 5 2 .714 2.47 0 0 2 62.0 242 44 17 17 8 20 1 59 0 0 0 26
2012 35 Athletics 75 0 34 3 2 .600 2.53 0 0 24 74.2 289 41 21 21 4 28 2 72 2 1 0 15
2013 36 Athletics 30 0 58 0 0 .000 1.23 0 0 17 29.2 119 20 4 4 3 12 2 29 2 0 0 0
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
10 Years 428 1 171 27 14 .659 3.24 0 0 51 439.2 1,807 326 158 162 39 192 11 471 14 6 1 95
Grant Balfour

Grant Balfour Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2001 24 Twins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2003 26 Twins 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2004 27 Twins 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2007 30 Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2007 30 Devil Rays 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2008 31 Rays 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2009 32 Rays 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2010 33 Rays 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2011 34 Athletics 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2012 35 Athletics 75 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2013 36 Athletics 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 319 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Grant Balfour

Grant Balfour Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2001 Twins P 2 0 8 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
2003 Twins P 17 1 78 4 0.2 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.38
2004 Twins P 36 0 118 7 0.2 7 3 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.60
2007 Brewers P 3 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2007 Devil Rays P 22 0 66 6 0.3 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45
2008 Rays P 51 0 174 5 0.1 5 0 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.78
2009 Rays P 73 0 201 4 0.1 4 1 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.54
2010 Rays P 57 0 165 4 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.65
2011 Athletics P 62 0 186 6 0.1 6 2 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.87
2012 Athletics P 75 0 228 13 0.2 13 6 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.54
2013 Athletics P 30 28 - 2 0.1 2 0 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 428 29 1,233 52 0.1 52 15 37 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.14
10 Years 428 29 1,233 52 0.1 52 15 37 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.14
Grant Balfour

Grant Balfour Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2001 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.67 6.75 10.12
2003 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.14 10.38 4.85
2004 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 9.61 4.81
2007 Brewers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.75 10.15 13.53
2007 Devil Rays 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.69 11.05 6.55
2008 Rays 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.42 12.65 3.70
2009 Rays 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.09 9.22 4.41
2010 Rays 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.29 9.11 2.77
2011 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.95 8.56 2.90
2012 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.57 8.68 3.38
2013 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.42 8.94 3.70
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.45 9.64 3.93
Grant Balfour

Grant Balfour Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2001 Minnesota Twins 19 $200,000.00 - -
2003 Minnesota Twins 19 $300,000.00 - -
2004 Minnesota Twins 19 $305,000.00 - -
2007 Milwaukee Brewers 36 $415,000.00 - -
2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 50 "     "     - -
2008 Tampa Bay Rays 50 $500,000.00 - Stats
2009 Tampa Bay Rays 50 $1,400,000.00 - -
2010 Tampa Bay Rays 50 $2,050,000.00 - -
2011 Oakland Athletics 50 $3,750,000.00 - -
2012 Oakland Athletics 50 $4,000,000.00 - -
2013 Oakland Athletics 50 $4,500,000.00 - -


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