Steve Balboni vs. Bill Mellor — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Mellor
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Mellor posted the stronger offensive profile against Steve Balboni. Bill Mellor posted stronger numbers in OPS (.855 vs .747) and on-base percentage (.410 vs .297). Steve Balboni had the advantage in home run production (181 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Mellor 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 Bill Mellor

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
10
150
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
36
540
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
195
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
150
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.92
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
103.3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
16
240
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
240
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
61.22
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
109.53
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Bill Mellor

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.15
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5579
9.51
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
10.04
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6029
10.27
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
10.5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5965
10.16
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.8
97.8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0