Harry Atkinson vs. Steve Balboni — Career Comparison

Harry Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Harry Atkinson and Steve Balboni are closely matched on the surface stats. Harry Atkinson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.800 vs .747) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .297). Steve Balboni had the advantage in slugging (.451 vs .400). By the career numbers, Harry Atkinson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harry Atkinson and Steve Balboni

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3120
544.19
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.92
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
856
149.3
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
4.02
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.52
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Harry Atkinson and Steve Balboni

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0