Steve Balboni vs. Mike Matheny — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Mike Matheny
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherGold Glove

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Steve Balboni holds a real edge over Mike Matheny in this comparison. Steve Balboni led in home run production (HR/PA+ 231 vs 53), slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 83), and walk rate (BB%+ 89 vs 78). Mike Matheny held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 93 vs 60). The edge belongs to Steve Balboni.

Hitting Stats for Steve Balboni and Mike Matheny

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
182.65
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4287
600
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3877
542.62
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
925
129.46
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
659
92.23
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
26.59
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.92
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.26
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
67
9.38
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
266
37.23
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
393.27
55.04
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
1334
186.7
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1006
175.47
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1236
172.99
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
61.22
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
49.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
443
62
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
102.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
395.16
55.31
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
266
37.23
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.66
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.56
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
795
111.27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
9.1
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.71
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
97
13.58
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.12
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.96
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.08
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Mike Matheny

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
1.16
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142
1.02
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30251
27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10083.2
9
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7145
6.38
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
0.55
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.04
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7803
6.96
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7759
6.93
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.955
5.955
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.64
87.64
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.05
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
0.49
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.27