Steve Balboni vs. Fred Luderus — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Fred Luderus
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Fred Luderus comes out clearly ahead of Steve Balboni across most offensive categories. Fred Luderus led in contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 60), batting average (AVG+ 113 vs 91), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 91). Fred Luderus was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Steve Balboni and Fred Luderus

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1346
149.39
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5406
600
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4851
538.4
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1344
149.17
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
955
105.99
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
27.86
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.99
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 600 PA
84
9.32
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
43.17
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696.05
77.25
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1955
216.98
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1803
200.11
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
63.26
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
642
71.25
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
125.19
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
751.24
83.38
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
4.99
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
45.95
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
47.61
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.6
12.6
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
10.65
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.1
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.89
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
6.99
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.3
87.3

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Fred Luderus

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
31.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.98
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1152
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
9
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
5579
9.51
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13126
307.64
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
19.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
4.71
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
6029
10.27
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14170
332.11
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
5965
10.16
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13969
327.4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
98.58
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.468
9.468
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.535
10.535
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
0.89
Fred Luderus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
16.99
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Luderus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0