Hank Arft vs. Steve Balboni — Career Comparison

Hank Arft
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Hank Arft holds a real edge over Steve Balboni in this comparison. Hank Arft led in walk rate (BB%+ 110 vs 89), contact rate (K%+ 79 vs 60), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 100 vs 91). Steve Balboni held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 231 vs 56). The edge belongs to Hank Arft.

Hitting Stats for Hank Arft and Steve Balboni

Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
170.45
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
1056
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
906
514.77
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
130.11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
89.2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
26.14
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.39
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.39
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
72
40.91
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
125.71
71.43
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
340
193.18
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
209.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
65.91
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
118
67.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
125.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131.3
74.6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
77.84
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
75.57
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.94
7.94
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
1.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.25
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
9.09
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.55
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.68
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.23
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.44
44.44
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Hank Arft and Steve Balboni

Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15845
27
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281.2
9
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
2182
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.24
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0