Steve Balboni vs. Willie Calhoun — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Willie Calhoun
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Willie Calhoun are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .704) and slugging (.451 vs .399). Willie Calhoun had the advantage in on-base percentage (.304 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 Steve Balboni and Willie Calhoun

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
369
165.35
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
1339
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3120
544.19
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1217
545.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
131.29
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
84.69
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
25.54
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
42
18.82
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
104
46.6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
150.7
67.53
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
486
217.77
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
406
181.93
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
62.73
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
140
62.73
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
238
106.65
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
151.77
68.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.48
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
103
46.15
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.9
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
86.93
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
10.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.34
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Willie Calhoun

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.17
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
1.74
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.82
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.79
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
98.58
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.56
90.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0