Kent Anderson vs. Steve Balboni — Career Comparison

Kent Anderson
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Kent Anderson and Steve Balboni are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .631) and slugging (.451 vs .311). Kent Anderson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 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 Kent Anderson and Steve Balboni

Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
198.04
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
409
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
366
536.92
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
139.36
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
117.36
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
22
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
34.53
50.66
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
114
167.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
186.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
32.27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
93.89
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
39.89
58.51
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
44.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
89.49
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
6.7
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.67
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.74
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.87
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Kent Anderson and Steve Balboni

Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.18
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3055
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018.1
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
4.93
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
4.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.053
4.053
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.97
87.97
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0