Steve Balboni vs. Lou Louden — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Lou Louden
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Lou Louden are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .679) and slugging (.451 vs .350). Lou Louden had the advantage in on-base percentage (.329 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 Lou Louden

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
194
156.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
746
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3120
544.19
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
683
549.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lou Louden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
152.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
122.25
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
27
21.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.63
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
37
29.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
83.91
67.48
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
239
192.23
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
194.64
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Lou Louden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lou Louden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
82.84
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
98
78.82
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
159.25
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95.17
76.55
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
48
38.61
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Lou Louden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
4.02
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Lou Louden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Lou Louden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Lou Louden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.46
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Lou Louden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Lou Louden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.46
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Lou Louden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Lou Louden

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.04
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4767
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1589
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.98
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.82
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Lou Louden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054
5.97
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
5.8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.15
97.15
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.251
5.251
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.36
94.36
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.43
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Louden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0