Steve Balboni vs. Chuck Tanner — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Chuck Tanner
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Chuck Tanner are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .717) and slugging (.451 vs .388). Chuck Tanner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.329 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 Chuck Tanner

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
241.96
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
982
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
885
540.73
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Chuck Tanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
141.14
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
101.43
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.83
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.83
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
65
39.71
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
109.53
66.92
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
343
209.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
192.46
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Chuck Tanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Chuck Tanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
61.22
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
98
59.88
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
105
64.15
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
182
111.2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
114.43
69.91
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.22
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
50.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
3.66
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.5
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Chuck Tanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
56.82
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Chuck Tanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.56
10.56
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Chuck Tanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Chuck Tanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.28
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.67
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Chuck Tanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
16.5
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Chuck Tanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.22
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.22
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Chuck Tanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.44
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Chuck Tanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Chuck Tanner

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4950
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1650
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.85
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Chuck Tanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.94
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.728
1.728
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.09
91.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Tanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0