Steve Balboni vs. Bill Lange — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Lange
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Bill Lange posted the stronger offensive profile against Steve Balboni. Bill Lange posted stronger numbers in OPS (.858 vs .747) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .297). Steve Balboni had the advantage in home run production (181 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Lange 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 Bill Lange

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
813
134.75
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3620
600
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3202
530.72
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1056
175.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
133.09
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
22.21
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
13.26
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
39
6.46
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
253
41.93
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
687.31
113.92
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1467
243.15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1431
237.18
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.045
1.045
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
691
114.53
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
495
86.34
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
95.97
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1231
204.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717.25
118.88
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.14
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
58.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
20.39
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.43
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
7.13
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
66.3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
66.3
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Bill Lange

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
1.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21360
27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7120
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
2.68
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
0.49
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.23
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2687
3.4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
3.17
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.065
3.065
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.01