Steve Balboni vs. Shane Turner — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Shane Turner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Shane Turner are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .599) and slugging (.451 vs .282). Shane Turner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.317 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 Shane Turner

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
262.5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
110
515.63
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Shane Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
124.53
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
26
121.88
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
98.44
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.92
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
9.53
44.69
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
31
145.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
187.5
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Shane Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Shane Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
61.22
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
15
70.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
10.6
49.7
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.63
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Shane Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
112.5
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Shane Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Shane Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Shane Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
4.71
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Shane Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Shane Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Shane Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Shane Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Shane Turner

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.65
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.99
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
255.2
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.02
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.55
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.11
Shane Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
2.78
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.57
59.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0