Steve Balboni vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Steve Balboni across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 89), on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 91), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 118). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Steve Balboni and Ryan Howard

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
795
73.05
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
181
31.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
319
55.64
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1406
245.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
495
86.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
856
149.3
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
4.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Ryan Howard

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12351
8.65
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13298
9.32
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13179
9.23
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.923
8.923
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.19
96.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106
0.77
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0