Chris Arnold vs. Steve Balboni — Career Comparison

Chris Arnold
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown
Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Chris Arnold and Steve Balboni are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .625) and slugging (.451 vs .315). Chris Arnold had the advantage in on-base percentage (.310 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 Chris Arnold and Steve Balboni

Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
339.13
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
483
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
435
540.37
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Chris Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
127.95
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
101.86
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.91
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.21
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.97
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
26.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
41.16
51.13
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
137
170.19
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
181.37
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Chris Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Chris Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
47
58.39
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
61.22
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
51
63.35
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
116.77
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
43.96
54.61
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
52.17
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.21
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
3.66
Chris Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
94.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Chris Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
6.36
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Chris Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.97
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
4.71
Chris Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.48
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.73
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Chris Arnold and Steve Balboni

Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.96
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1973
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
657.2
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.92
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Chris Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
4.67
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
4.52
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.204
3.204
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.96
67.96
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0