Luke Appling vs. Steve Balboni — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Luke Appling holds a real edge over Steve Balboni in this comparison. Luke Appling led in contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 60), walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 89), and batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 91). Steve Balboni held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 231 vs 48). The edge belongs to Luke Appling.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Steve Balboni

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.77
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.97
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
77.26
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1116
65.37
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
4.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.37
62.37
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Steve Balboni

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15845
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281.2
9
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4674
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0