Steve Balboni vs. Billy Zitzmann — Career Comparison

Steve Balboni
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Billy Zitzmann
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Steve Balboni and Billy Zitzmann are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Balboni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .668) and slugging (.451 vs .336). Billy Zitzmann had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 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 Billy Zitzmann

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
167.44
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
406
213.31
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3440
600
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3120
544.19
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
1004
527.5
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
124.53
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
140.81
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
68.9
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
113.49
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
22.15
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
38
19.96
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.92
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.78
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
31.57
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.58
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
55.64
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
52
27.32
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431.4
75.24
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
124.39
65.36
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
245.23
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
337
177.06
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
175.47
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
192.82
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
61.22
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
103.5
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
86.34
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
89
46.76
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
115.99
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
148.69
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406.41
70.89
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138.18
72.6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.31
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.41
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
47.62
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
83
43.61
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.66
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
856
149.3
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
44.66
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.44
13.44
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
20.49
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.71
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.69
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.07
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.78
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
27.85
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.25
79.25

Fielding Stats for Steve Balboni and Billy Zitzmann

Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.07
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.03
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15845
27
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281.2
9
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5579
9.51
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.66
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.11
Billy Zitzmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
10.27
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5965
10.16
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.08
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.468
9.468
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.013
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.89
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Balboni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Zitzmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0