Steve Balboni vs. Joe Lafata — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Lafata
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Steve Balboni posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Lafata. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .625) and slugging (.451 vs .322). Joe Lafata had the advantage in on-base percentage (.303 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 Joe Lafata

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
289.73
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
263
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
236
538.4
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
124.53
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
54
123.19
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
100.38
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.84
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
10
22.81
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
24.31
55.46
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
76
173.38
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
180.23
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
70.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
34
77.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
136.88
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
26.24
59.86
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.28
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
54.75
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
95.82
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.56
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Joe Lafata

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15845
27
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281.2
9
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Joe Lafata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.221
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lafata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0