Steve Balboni vs. Oscar Mercado — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Oscar Mercado
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Steve Balboni posted the stronger offensive profile against Oscar Mercado. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .677) and on-base percentage (.297 vs .289). Oscar Mercado had the advantage in batting average (.237 vs .229). 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 Oscar Mercado

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298
183.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
973
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3120
544.19
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
890
548.82
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
130.11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
82.63
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
28.37
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
26
16.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
77
47.48
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
104.42
64.39
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
345
212.74
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1006
175.47
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
279
172.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
75.85
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
100
61.66
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
121.48
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
102.67
63.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.93
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
60
37
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
114.7
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.23
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.55
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.7
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.1
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
17.88
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.93
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
22.82
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.38
78.38

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Oscar Mercado

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.21
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.97
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
6244
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081.1
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
2.29
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
2.38
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
2.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.36
80.36
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0