Steve Balboni vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Steve Balboni across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 60), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 91), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 91). Steve Balboni held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 231 vs 142). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Steve Balboni and Mike Sweeney

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
22.06
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
319
55.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
431.4
75.24
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1406
245.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
495
86.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.71
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Mike Sweeney

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6015
8.31
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6600
9.12
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6530
9.02
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.276
8.276
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
0.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07