Steve Balboni vs. Kyle Lewis — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Kyle Lewis
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCenter FielderRookie of the Year

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Kyle Lewis are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .732) and slugging (.451 vs .414). Kyle Lewis had the advantage in on-base percentage (.317 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 Kyle Lewis

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
146
151.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
580
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
514
531.72
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Kyle Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
125.17
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
83.79
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.48
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.92
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
26.9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
41.38
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
72.43
74.93
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
213
220.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
190.34
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Kyle Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Kyle Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Kyle Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Kyle Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
72.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
59
61.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
103
106.55
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71.78
74.25
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
63.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
856
149.3
Kyle Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
183.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
4.02
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Kyle Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Kyle Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Kyle Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Kyle Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Kyle Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Kyle Lewis

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
970.2
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
2.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Kyle Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
2.61
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
2.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
98.58
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.388
2.388
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.69
95.69
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0