Steve Balboni vs. Carl Taylor — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Carl Taylor
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Carl Taylor are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .722) and slugging (.451 vs .352). Carl Taylor had the advantage in on-base percentage (.370 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 Carl Taylor

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
411
245.13
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
846
504.57
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
134.19
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
106.16
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
31
18.49
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.58
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.96
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
47
28.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
113.54
67.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
298
177.73
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
218.29
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
67.4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
115
68.59
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
130.02
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124.24
74.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.98
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
81.11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.39
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
77.53
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
7.74
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.96
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
4.71
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.37
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
17.89
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.16
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.17
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
11.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.16
63.16

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Carl Taylor

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.98
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5575
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1858.1
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
4.77
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
5.21
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
5.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.86
97.86
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.19
75.19
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.22
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.26
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07