Steve Balboni vs. Johnny Lazor — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Johnny Lazor
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Johnny Lazor are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .670) and slugging (.451 vs .357). Johnny Lazor had the advantage in on-base percentage (.313 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 Johnny Lazor

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
208.7
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
644
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3120
544.19
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
596
555.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
146.27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
109.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
27.95
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.73
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.59
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
40
37.27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
65.44
60.96
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
213
198.45
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
186.34
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
61.22
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
57
53.11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
62
57.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
113
105.28
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
70.76
65.92
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
43
40.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
49.38
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.15
12.15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.66
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.39
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.39
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.45
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.84
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.94
52.94

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Johnny Lazor

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15845
27
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281.2
9
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Johnny Lazor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.13
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lazor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0