Steve Balboni vs. Bobby Lowe — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bobby Lowe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Steve Balboni comes out clearly ahead of Bobby Lowe across most offensive categories. Steve Balboni led in home run production (HR/PA+ 231 vs 36), walk rate (BB%+ 89 vs 47), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 83). Bobby Lowe held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 139 vs 60). Steve Balboni was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Steve Balboni and Bobby Lowe

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1821
140.69
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7766
600
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3120
544.19
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7078
546.85
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1934
149.42
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1548
119.6
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
17.77
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
71
5.49
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
29.82
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
914.14
70.63
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2547
196.78
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2479
191.53
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1135
87.69
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989
76.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2053
158.61
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1018.16
78.66
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
5.49
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
36.62
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
33.69
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.81
17.81
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
11.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
23.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
23.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Bobby Lowe

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1820
1.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47613
27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15871
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4226
2.4
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4756
2.7
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
0.29
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9490
5.38
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8982
5.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.65
94.65
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.935
4.935
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
0.32
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0