Steve Balboni vs. Javier Valentin — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Javier Valentin
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Javier Valentin are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .717) and slugging (.451 vs .402). Javier Valentin had the advantage in on-base percentage (.315 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 Javier Valentin

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
631
227.66
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
1663
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
1507
543.72
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
136.74
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
89.12
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
22.15
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
29.59
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.92
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.8
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
45
16.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
132
47.62
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
189.36
68.32
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
606
218.64
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
514
185.45
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
61.22
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
154
55.56
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
210
75.77
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
115.99
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
319
115.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.41
70.89
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
190.77
68.83
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.31
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.44
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
131
47.26
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
3.66
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.33
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
92.72
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.47
6.47
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
4.71
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.13
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.69
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
14.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.17
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.35
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.52
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Javier Valentin

Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.07
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
1.29
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
0.95
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15845
27
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9626
27
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281.2
9
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3208.2
9
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2341
6.57
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.47
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2530
7.1
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2509
7.04
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.466
5.466
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.07
74.07
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.09
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.5
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21