Steve Balboni vs. Walt Lerian — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Walt Lerian
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Walt Lerian are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .733) and slugging (.451 vs .365). Walt Lerian had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 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 Walt Lerian

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
192.96
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
625
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
512
491.52
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
124.53
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
126
120.96
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
81.6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
27.84
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.84
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.68
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
41
39.36
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79.41
76.23
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
187
179.52
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
216
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
61.22
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
56
53.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
51
48.96
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
99
95.04
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.08
79.75
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
63.36
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.47
9.47
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.44
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.52
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Walt Lerian

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15845
27
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281.2
9
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.616
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0