Steve Balboni vs. Bill Melton — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Melton
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Melton comes out clearly ahead of Steve Balboni across most offensive categories. Bill Melton led in contact rate (K%+ 99 vs 60), walk rate (BB%+ 110 vs 89), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 104 vs 91). Steve Balboni held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 231 vs 195). Bill Melton was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Steve Balboni and Bill Melton

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1144
150.63
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4557
600
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3971
522.84
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
132.19
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
673
88.61
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
21.33
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.92
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.18
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
160
21.07
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
43.58
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.65
75.93
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1664
219.09
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1527
201.05
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
65.31
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
77.81
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
927
122.05
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585.25
77.06
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.79
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
63.07
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.66
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.82
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
88.08
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
6.81
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.63
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.71
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.66
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Bill Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.38
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.16
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.19
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.94
48.94

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Bill Melton

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1028
1.07
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.04
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26038
27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8679.1
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.22
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
2.16
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.15
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3406
3.53
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3257
3.38
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.168
3.168
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.19
96.19
Bill Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.23
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0