Grant Balfour
Grant Robert Balfour
Born: December 30, 1977
Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Career: 2001-2015
Minor League Statistics
Grant Balfour compiled a career record of 30 wins and 23 losses in his 534-game career with the Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics. He began playing during the 2001 season and last took the field during the 2015 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2003 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 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 |
| 2004 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.35 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 172 |
| 2007 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 20.25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2007 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 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 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.54 | 51 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58.3 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 224 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.81 | 73 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67.3 | 59 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 289 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.28 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 43 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 222 |
| 2011 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.47 | 62 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62.0 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 |
| 2012 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.53 | 75 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 74.7 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 289 |
| 2013 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.59 | 65 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 62.7 | 48 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 262 |
| 2014 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.91 | 65 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 62.3 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 270 |
| 2015 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Totals | 30 | 23 | .566 | 3.49 | 534 | 1 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 539.7 | 406 | 215 | 209 | 47 | 252 | 14 | 571 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 2241 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2003 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 534 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | .500 |
| 2003 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 17 | 1 | 26.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.385 | .235 |
| 2004 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 36 | 0 | 39.3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.602 | .194 |
| 2007 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | P | 22 | 0 | 22.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | .273 |
| 2007 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 51 | 0 | 58.3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .771 | .098 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 73 | 0 | 67.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .535 | .055 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 57 | 0 | 55.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .651 | .070 |
| 2011 | AL | Oakland Athletics | P | 62 | 0 | 62.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .871 | .097 |
| 2012 | AL | Oakland Athletics | P | 75 | 0 | 74.7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.567 | .173 |
| 2013 | AL | Oakland Athletics | P | 65 | 0 | 62.7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .857 | .862 | .092 |
| 2014 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 65 | 0 | 62.3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .866 | .092 |
| 2015 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 6 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 534 | 1 | 539.7 | 17 | 45 | 1 | 3 | .984 | 1.034 | .116 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2012 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALDS2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2013 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.20 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19.7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALDS2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALDS2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | P | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.375 | .500 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | P | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | P | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | P | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .333 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | P | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2012 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALDS2 | P | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2013 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALDS2 | P | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 20 | 0 | 19.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .915 | .100 |
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