Steve Balboni vs. Luis Valbuena — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Luis Valbuena
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats LeftSouth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Luis Valbuena holds a real edge over Steve Balboni in this comparison. Luis Valbuena led in walk rate (BB%+ 151 vs 89), contact rate (K%+ 95 vs 60), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 91). Steve Balboni held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 231 vs 141). The edge belongs to Luis Valbuena.

Hitting Stats for Steve Balboni and Luis Valbuena

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
169.87
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3571
600
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
528.93
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
124.53
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
710
119.29
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
70.23
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
28.4
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.92
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.51
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
114
19.15
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
292
49.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
406.79
68.35
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
1239
208.18
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
185.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
63.34
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
367
61.66
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
630
105.85
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
391.95
65.86
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.19
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
273
47.62
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
62.84
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.86
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
788
132.4
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.51
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.53
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
9.58
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.85
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.69
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.54
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.74
40.74

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Luis Valbuena

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
1.17
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
846
1.01
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22714
27
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7571.1
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1503
1.79
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.66
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
2.04
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3289
3.91
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
3.82
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.81
97.81
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.279
3.279
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.24
86.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
0.4
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0