Josh Anderson vs. Steve Balboni — Career Comparison

Josh Anderson
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Josh Anderson and Steve Balboni are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .668) and slugging (.451 vs .352). Josh Anderson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.316 vs .297). By the career numbers, Steve Balboni had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Josh Anderson and Steve Balboni

Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
206.94
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
519
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
486
561.85
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3120
544.19
Josh Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
152.6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
122.54
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
19.65
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.78
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.62
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
30.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
57.46
66.42
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
171
197.69
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
187.28
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Josh Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Josh Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
84.39
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
54.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
134.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
61.28
70.85
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.62
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
30.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Josh Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
94.8
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Josh Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Josh Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.31
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Josh Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.25
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Josh Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
41.62
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Josh Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.09
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Josh Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
49.71
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Josh Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.72
83.72
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Josh Anderson and Steve Balboni

Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.32
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.94
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3293
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1097.2
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
2.2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Josh Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
2.3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
2.25
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.86
97.86
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0