Steve Balboni vs. Don Taussig — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Don Taussig
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Don Taussig are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .715) and slugging (.451 vs .399). Don Taussig had the advantage in on-base percentage (.316 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 Don Taussig

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
316.55
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
263
544.14
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
142.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
95.17
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.97
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.28
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
32.49
67.23
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
105
217.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
186.21
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
78.62
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
30
62.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
132.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
33.74
69.82
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
109.66
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.47
5.47
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
4.71
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.41
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Don Taussig

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.73
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1983
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
2.29
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.4
99.4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.24
47.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0