Steve Balboni vs. Bernell Longest — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bernell Longest
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Bernell Longest are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .716) and slugging (.451 vs .356). Bernell Longest had the advantage in on-base percentage (.360 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 Bernell Longest

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
47
133.65
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
191
543.13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
159.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
130.81
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.75
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.69
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.44
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.12
77.12
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
68
193.36
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
216.11
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
79.62
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
25
71.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
150.71
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.39
86.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.37
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
16
45.5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.22
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.22
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Bernell Longest

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.16
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.77
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
5.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
5.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.21
91.21
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0