Steve Balboni vs. Thurman Munson — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Thurman Munson
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Thurman Munson holds a real edge over Steve Balboni in this comparison. Thurman Munson led in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 60), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 91), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 110 vs 91). Steve Balboni held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 231 vs 119). The edge belongs to Thurman Munson.

Hitting Stats for Steve Balboni and Thurman Munson

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
144.64
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5903
600
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5344
543.18
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1558
158.36
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1184
120.35
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
23.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.25
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
113
11.49
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
38.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733.19
74.52
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2190
222.6
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2038
207.15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696
70.74
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
71.25
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1284
130.51
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785.83
79.87
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
44.52
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.66
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
58.04
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.71
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
160
16.26
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.88
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.08
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
9.96
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.98
48.98

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Thurman Munson

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
1.04
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34103
27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11367.2
9
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6342
5.02
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
742
0.59
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.1
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7214
5.71
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7084
5.61
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.404
5.404
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.19
96.19
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
0.42
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
0.34