Steve Balboni vs. Gene Locklear — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Gene Locklear
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Gene Locklear are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .714) and slugging (.451 vs .373). Gene Locklear had the advantage in on-base percentage (.341 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 Gene Locklear

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
265.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
661
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
595
540.09
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
147.96
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
114.37
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
24
21.79
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.63
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.17
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
37
33.59
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
76.68
69.61
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
222
201.51
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
199.7
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
68.99
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
66
59.91
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
120.73
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81.91
74.35
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.82
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
49.92
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
3.66
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.45
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
78.97
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.6
7.6
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.54
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.63
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.17
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.8
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.35
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
65

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Gene Locklear

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.14
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
2848
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
949.1
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Gene Locklear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.25
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
2.16
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
96.2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Locklear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0