Steve Balboni vs. Cool Turner — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Cool Turner
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Cool Turner are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .630) and slugging (.451 vs .325). Cool Turner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.306 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 Cool Turner

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
167.44
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
304
154.18
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1183
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1053
534.07
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
135.42
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
108.54
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
35
17.75
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
53
26.88
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
111.01
56.3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
342
173.46
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
175.49
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
63.91
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
99
50.21
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
221
112.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
127.61
64.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
79
40.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.04
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197.17
197.17
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.17
13.17
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
25.87
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.61
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Cool Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.01
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.62
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.24
88.24

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Cool Turner

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
1.16
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.03
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7073
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2357.2
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
2.08
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Cool Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1336
5.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
4.8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
94.16
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.138
4.138
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.28
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cool Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0