Steve Balboni vs. Yale Murphy — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Yale Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Yale Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .633) and slugging (.451 vs .282). Yale Murphy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 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 Yale Murphy

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
131
140.36
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
560
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
475
508.93
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
124.53
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
114
122.14
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
105
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.86
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.14
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.59
68.13
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
134
143.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
208.93
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
108.21
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
45
48.21
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
156.43
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68.86
73.77
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
86.79
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
40.71
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.74
14.74
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Yale Murphy

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3207
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1069
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.98
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.68
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
4.12
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.65
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.75
88.75
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.339
3.339
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0