Steve Balboni vs. Frank Taveras — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Frank Taveras
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Frank Taveras holds a real edge over Steve Balboni in this comparison. Frank Taveras led in contact rate (K%+ 115 vs 60), batting average (AVG+ 100 vs 91), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 93 vs 91). Steve Balboni held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 231 vs 3). The edge belongs to Frank Taveras.

Hitting Stats for Steve Balboni and Frank Taveras

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1150
156.85
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4399
600
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3120
544.19
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4043
551.44
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029
140.35
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
839
114.44
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
19.64
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
190
25.91
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
404.69
55.2
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1267
172.81
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
177.59
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
68.61
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
214
29.19
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
97.52
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432.65
59.01
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
249
33.96
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.23
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
64.65
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.28
9.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
9.14
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.18
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
8.87
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
40.92
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
14.46
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
55.38
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.89
73.89

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Frank Taveras

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
1.11
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
1.04
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27456
27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9152
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1678
1.65
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
3.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
0.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
5071
4.99
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4831
4.75
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.27
95.27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.268
4.268
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
0.56
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0