Steve Balboni vs. Pablo Mesa — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Pablo Mesa
Lost GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCuban Stars EastAmerican Negro LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Pablo Mesa are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .731) and slugging (.451 vs .375). Pablo Mesa had the advantage in on-base percentage (.356 vs .297). 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 Pablo Mesa

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
209
139.18
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
901
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
792
527.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
151.83
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
120.53
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
30
19.98
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.99
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.33
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
47
31.3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.32
77.46
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
297
197.78
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
207.77
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
94.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
90
59.93
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
151.17
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129.27
86.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.33
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
48.61
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.99
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.08
75.08
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.65
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.32
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
15.98
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.83
95.83

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Pablo Mesa

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4035
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.85
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
2.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.56
76.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0