Dan Ardell vs. Steve Balboni — Career Comparison

Dan Ardell
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueUnknown
Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dan Ardell and Steve Balboni are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .650) and slugging (.451 vs .250). Dan Ardell had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 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 Dan Ardell and Steve Balboni

Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Dan Ardell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
124.53
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.92
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
49.62
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Dan Ardell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Dan Ardell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
65.95
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Dan Ardell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
856
149.3
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
4.02
Dan Ardell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Dan Ardell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.52
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Dan Ardell and Steve Balboni

Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5579
9.51
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Dan Ardell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6029
10.27
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5965
10.16
Dan Ardell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Dan Ardell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.468
9.468
Dan Ardell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.19
96.19
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
0.89
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ardell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0