Steve Balboni vs. Lester Lockett — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Lester Lockett
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Lester Lockett are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .727) and slugging (.451 vs .388). Lester Lockett had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 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 Lester Lockett

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
312
147.52
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
1269
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3120
544.19
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1162
549.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.746
0.746
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
157.45
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
120.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.17
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.51
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
5.2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
78
36.88
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
158.51
74.94
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
451
213.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
199.53
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
84.63
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
86.34
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
90.78
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
360
170.21
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176.91
83.65
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.84
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
83
39.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.95
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.78
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158.63
158.63
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.38
10.38
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.51
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.47
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.04
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.12
94.12

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Lester Lockett

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
1.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7741
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2580.1
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
1.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Lester Lockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
2.92
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.491
2.491
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.6
95.6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lester Lockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0