Steve Balboni Hitting Stats — Era-Normalized Analysis

Baby Boomers Massachusetts Throws Right Bats Right North America Kansas City Royals American League First Baseman

Steve Balboni was a classic three-true-outcomes hitter — exceptional home run production, a disciplined eye for walks, and a high strikeout rate. The profile was built around an era-adjusted SLG+ of 118 (strong for the era), an AVG+ of 91 (below-average contact rate), an OBP+ of 91 (limited on-base ability), exceptional home run frequency, and a strikeout rate that limited the offensive floor. The profile also carried a batting average that sat well below the league norm and an on-base percentage consistently below league average.

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Steve Balboni Career Hitting Stats

Career Seasons Hitting
11
Season Average Seasons Hitting
11
Seasons Hitting Per 600 PA
11
Career Games Hitting
960
Season Average Games Hitting
87.27
Games Hitting Per 600 PA
167.44
Career Plate Appearances
3440
Season Average Plate Appearances
312.73
Plate Appearances Per 600 PA
600
Career At Bats
3120
Season Average At Bats
283.64
At Bats Per 600 PA
544.19
Career Batting Average
0.229
Season Average Batting Average
0.229
Batting Average Per 600 PA
0.229
Career Equivalent Average
0.752
Season Average Equivalent Average
0.752
Equivalent Average Per 600 PA
0.752
Career Hits
714
Season Average Hits
64.91
Hits Per 600 PA
124.53
Career Singles
395
Season Average Singles
35.91
Singles Per 600 PA
68.9
Career Doubles
127
Season Average Doubles
11.55
Doubles Per 600 PA
22.15
Career Triples
11
Season Average Triples
1
Triples Per 600 PA
1.92
Career Home Runs
181
Season Average Home Runs
16.45
Home Runs Per 600 PA
31.57
Career Extra Base Hits
319
Season Average Extra Base Hits
29
Extra Base Hits Per 600 PA
55.64
Career Extra Base Hit Pct
0.447
Season Average Extra Base Hit Pct
0.447
Extra Base Hit Pct Per 600 PA
0.447
Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.058
Season Average Home Runs Per at Bat
0.058
Home Runs Per at Bat Per 600 PA
0.058
Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.254
Season Average Home Runs Per Hit
0.254
Home Runs Per Hit Per 600 PA
0.254
Career Base Runs
431.4
Season Average Base Runs
39.22
Base Runs Per 600 PA
75.24
Career Total Bases
1406
Season Average Total Bases
127.82
Total Bases Per 600 PA
245.23
Career Times on Base
1006
Season Average Times on Base
91.45
Times on Base Per 600 PA
175.47
Career On Base Percentage (OBP)
0.293
Season Average On Base Percentage (OBP)
0.293
On Base Percentage (OBP) Per 600 PA
0.293
Career Slugging Pct
0.451
Season Average Slugging Pct
0.451
Slugging Pct Per 600 PA
0.451

OPS

Career OPS
0.743
Season Average OPS
0.743
OPS Per 600 PA
0.743
Career Isolated Power
0.222
Season Average Isolated Power
0.222
Isolated Power Per 600 PA
0.222
Career Gross Production Average (GPA)
0.244
Season Average Gross Production Average (GPA)
0.244
Gross Production Average (GPA) Per 600 PA
0.244
Career Total Average
0.687
Season Average Total Average
0.687
Total Average Per 600 PA
0.687
Career BABIP
0.253
Season Average BABIP
0.253
BABIP Per 600 PA
0.253
Career Runs
351
Season Average Runs
31.91
Runs Per 600 PA
61.22
Career RBIs
495
Season Average RBIs
45
RBIs Per 600 PA
86.34
Career Runs Produced
665
Season Average Runs Produced
60.45
Runs Produced Per 600 PA
115.99
Career Runs Created
406.41
Season Average Runs Created
36.95
Runs Created Per 600 PA
70.89
Career Hit By Pitch
19
Season Average Hit By Pitch
1.73
Hit By Pitch Per 600 PA
3.31
Career Walks
273
Season Average Walks
24.82
Walks Per 600 PA
47.62
Career Intentional Walks
21
Season Average Intentional Walks
1.91
Intentional Walks Per 600 PA
3.66
Career Strikeouts
856
Season Average Strikeouts
77.82
Strikeouts Per 600 PA
149.3
Career Plate Appearances per Strikeout
4.02
Season Average Plate Appearances per Strikeout
4.02
Plate Appearances per Strikeout Per 600 PA
4.02
Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.32
Season Average Walks Per Strikeout
0.32
Walks Per Strikeout Per 600 PA
0.32
Career Sacrifice Hit
1
Season Average Sacrifice Hit
0.09
Sacrifice Hit Per 600 PA
0.17
Career Sacrifice Fly
27
Season Average Sacrifice Fly
2.45
Sacrifice Fly Per 600 PA
4.71
Career Ground into Double Play (GIDP)
67
Season Average Ground into Double Play (GIDP)
6.09
Ground into Double Play (GIDP) Per 600 PA
11.69
Career Stolen Bases
1
Season Average Stolen Bases
0.09
Stolen Bases Per 600 PA
0.17
Career Caught Stealing
2
Season Average Caught Stealing
0.18
Caught Stealing Per 600 PA
0.35
Career Stolen Base Attempts
3
Season Average Stolen Base Attempts
0.27
Stolen Base Attempts Per 600 PA
0.52
Career Stolen Base Percentage
33.33
Season Average Stolen Base Percentage
33.33
Stolen Base Percentage Per 600 PA
33.33

Steve Balboni Career Fielding Stats

Career Seasons Fielding
10
Season Average Seasons Fielding
10
Seasons Fielding Per 9 Innings
10
Career Games Played as Fielder
630
Season Average Games Played as Fielder
63
Games Played as Fielder Per 9 Innings
1.07
Career Starts as Fielder
606
Season Average Starts as Fielder
60.6
Starts as Fielder Per 9 Innings
1.03
Career Played Outs
15845
Season Average Played Outs
1584.5
Played Outs Per 9 Innings
27
Career Inning Played
5281.2
Season Average Inning Played
528.2
Inning Played Per 9 Innings
9
Career Putouts
5579
Season Average Putouts
557.9
Putouts Per 9 Innings
9.51
Career Assists
386
Season Average Assists
38.6
Assists Per 9 Innings
0.66
Career Errors
64
Season Average Errors
6.4
Errors Per 9 Innings
0.11
Career Total Chances
6029
Season Average Total Chances
602.9
Total Chances Per 9 Innings
10.27
Career Chances Accepted
5965
Season Average Chances Accepted
596.5
Chances Accepted Per 9 Innings
10.16
Career Fielding Percentage
98.94
Season Average Fielding Percentage
98.94
Fielding Percentage Per 9 Innings
98.94
Career Range Factor
9.468
Season Average Range Factor
9.468
Range Factor Per 9 Innings
9.468
Career Games Started %
96.19
Season Average Games Started %
96.19
Games Started % Per 9 Innings
96.19
Career Double Plays
521
Season Average Double Plays
52.1
Double Plays Per 9 Innings
0.89
Career Passed Balls
0
Season Average Passed Balls
0
Passed Balls Per 9 Innings
0
Career Wild Pitch as Fielder
0
Season Average Wild Pitch as Fielder
0
Wild Pitch as Fielder Per 9 Innings
0
Career Stolen Base Allowed
0
Season Average Stolen Base Allowed
0
Stolen Base Allowed Per 9 Innings
0
Career Catcher Caught Stealing
0
Season Average Catcher Caught Stealing
0
Catcher Caught Stealing Per 9 Innings
0


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