Steve Balboni vs. Bobby LaMotte — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bobby LaMotte
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Bobby LaMotte are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .661) and slugging (.451 vs .341). Bobby LaMotte had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 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 Bobby LaMotte

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
168.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
789
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
693
527
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
133.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
98.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
25.86
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.84
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.28
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
46
34.98
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
80.96
61.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
236
179.47
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
185.55
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
75.29
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
85
64.64
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
137.64
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
88.62
67.39
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.28
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
50.19
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
38.02
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.78
15.78
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.53
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.37
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.56
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.93
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.71
64.71

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Bobby LaMotte

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15845
27
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281.2
9
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Bobby LaMotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
928
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.45
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby LaMotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0