Steve Balboni vs. Andy LaRoche — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Steve Balboni posted the stronger offensive profile against Andy LaRoche. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .644) and slugging (.451 vs .336). Andy LaRoche had the advantage in on-base percentage (.308 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 Andy LaRoche

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
181.44
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1184
531.74
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
124.53
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
83.53
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.69
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
22
9.88
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
81
36.38
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.05
55.71
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
398
178.74
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
180.99
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
61.22
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
113
50.75
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
54.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.59
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
93.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.42
6.42
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.94
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.25
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.94
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Andy LaRoche

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.13
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8325
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2775
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.82
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
3.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
3.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.747
2.747
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.09
91.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0