Steve Balboni vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Steve Balboni holds a real edge over Bob Melvin in this comparison. Steve Balboni led in home run production (HR/PA+ 231 vs 46), walk rate (BB%+ 89 vs 49), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 83). Bob Melvin held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 85 vs 60). The edge belongs to Steve Balboni.

Hitting Stats for Steve Balboni and Bob Melvin

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3120
544.19
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
94.51
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.92
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
35
10.02
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
126
36.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
658
188.45
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1006
175.47
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
61.22
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
212
60.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.86
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
113.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
4.71
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.87
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Bob Melvin

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2961
5.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.49
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3238
6.26
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3214
6.21
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.53
81.53
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34