Steve Balboni vs. Al Myers — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Al Myers
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Al Myers are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .634) and slugging (.451 vs .320). Al Myers had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 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 Al Myers

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
833
140.87
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3548
600
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3120
544.19
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3222
544.87
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
788
133.26
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
606
102.48
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
22.83
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.75
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
182
30.78
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
370.22
62.61
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
174.18
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1114
188.39
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
72.55
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
359
60.71
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
131.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
401.15
67.84
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
49.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
44.48
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.49
13.49
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
18.77
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Al Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
18.77
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Al Myers

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
1.02
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22146
27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7382
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2080
2.54
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Al Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
3.22
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
0.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5183
6.32
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4720
5.75
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.666
5.666
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
0.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0