Steve Balboni vs. Chris Valaika — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Chris Valaika
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Steve Balboni posted the stronger offensive profile against Chris Valaika. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .635) and on-base percentage (.297 vs .285). Chris Valaika had the advantage in batting average (.238 vs .229). 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 Chris Valaika

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
221.64
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
268
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3120
544.19
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
555.22
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
132.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
94.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.63
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.19
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
17
38.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
23.85
53.4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
87
194.78
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1006
175.47
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
75
167.91
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
61.22
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
20
44.78
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
24
53.73
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
39
87.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
23.74
53.14
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.72
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
13
29.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.24
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
141.04
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.48
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.48
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.15
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Chris Valaika

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.95
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
1654
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
551.1
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.89
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.14
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.11
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
5.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.4
98.4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.949
3.949
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.36
74.36
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.67
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0