Steve Balboni vs. Jim Lentine — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jim Lentine
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Jim Lentine are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .703) and slugging (.451 vs .332). Jim Lentine had the advantage in on-base percentage (.371 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 Jim Lentine

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
234.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
243
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
205
506.17
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
133.33
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
106.17
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.22
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.47
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.16
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
27.41
67.67
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
68
167.9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
217.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
61.22
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
23
56.79
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
20
49.38
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
42
103.7
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.93
73.9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
76.54
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.47
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
93.83
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.39
6.39
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.88
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.94
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.35
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Jim Lentine

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.94
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.2
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.42
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.87
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0