Steve Balboni vs. Mel Mazzera — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Mel Mazzera
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Mel Mazzera are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .735) and slugging (.451 vs .402). Mel Mazzera had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 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 Mel Mazzera

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
219.43
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
566
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
507
537.46
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
144.17
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
101.77
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.32
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.48
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
40
42.4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
68.91
73.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
204
216.25
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
196.11
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
79.51
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
66
69.96
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
138.87
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73.89
78.33
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.7
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
75.27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.97
7.97
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.36
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.12
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.18
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Mel Mazzera

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15845
27
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281.2
9
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0