Bruce Aven vs. Steve Balboni — Career Comparison

Bruce Aven
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bruce Aven and Steve Balboni are closely matched on the surface stats. Bruce Aven posted stronger numbers in OPS (.775 vs .747) and on-base percentage (.344 vs .297). Steve Balboni had the advantage in slugging (.451 vs .432). By the career numbers, Bruce Aven had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bruce Aven and Steve Balboni

Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
227.53
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
683
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
609
534.99
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
145.83
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
97.51
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.99
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.92
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
55
48.32
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.96
79.91
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
263
231.04
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
205.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
74.67
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
90.48
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
86.34
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
147.58
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.52
82.16
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.66
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
50.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
118.59
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
4.71
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.54
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.51
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.78
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Bruce Aven and Steve Balboni

Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.97
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3498
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1166
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
2.11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.18
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.15
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.59
98.59
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.61
69.61
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0