Steve Balboni vs. Babe Melton — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Babe Melton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland TigersNegro National LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Babe Melton posted the stronger offensive profile against Steve Balboni. Babe Melton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.971 vs .747) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .297). Steve Balboni had the advantage in home run production (181 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Babe Melton 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 Babe Melton

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
154.75
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
442
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
400
542.99
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.986
0.986
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
179.19
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
107.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
25.79
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.43
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
55.64
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
71.95
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.29
118.49
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1406
245.23
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
319
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
226.7
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
109.95
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
86.34
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
96.38
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
184.62
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
126.69
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
42.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.43
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110.5
110.5
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Babe Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Babe Melton

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.18
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2614
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
871.1
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.71
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.98
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Babe Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
3.86
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
3.69
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.132
3.132
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0