Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Eckerd
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Eckerd
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 960
- AB
- 3,120
- R
- 351
- H
- 714
- HR
- 181
- RBI
- 495
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .229
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYY | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| 1982 | NYY | 33 | 107 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .187 |
| 1983 | NYY | 32 | 86 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .233 |
| 1984 | KC | 126 | 438 | 58 | 107 | 28 | 77 | 0 | .244 |
| 1985 | KC | 160 | 600 | 74 | 146 | 36 | 88 | 1 | .243 |
| 1986 | KC | 138 | 512 | 54 | 117 | 29 | 88 | 0 | .229 |
| 1987 | KC | 121 | 386 | 44 | 80 | 24 | 60 | 0 | .207 |
| 1988 |  KC/SEA | 118 | 413 | 46 | 97 | 23 | 66 | 0 | .235 |
| 1989 | NYY | 110 | 300 | 33 | 71 | 17 | 59 | 0 | .237 |
| 1990 | NYY | 116 | 266 | 24 | 51 | 17 | 34 | 0 | .192 |
| 1993 | TEX | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 17
- AB
- 60
- R
- 3
- H
- 12
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .200
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,440
- TB
- 1,406
- XBH
- 319
- HBP
- 19
- IBB
- 21
- GIDP
- 67
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYY | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYY | 114 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYY | 95 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | KC | 488 | 218 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | KC | 662 | 286 | 66 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | KC | 562 | 231 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | KC | 425 | 165 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | KC/SEA | 440 | 185 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYY | 334 | 138 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYY | 307 | 108 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | TEX | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- -0.5
- RC
- 405.3
- RC/27
- 4.40
- ISOP
- .222
- SECA
- .309
- BB/K
- 0.32
- AB/HR
- 17.2
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYY | 0.1 | 1.8 | 9.6 | .429 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYY | -1.2 | 6 | 1.8 | .093 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 53.5 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYY | 0.3 | 10.7 | 4.2 | .198 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 17.2 | 0 |
| 1984 | KC | 2.0 | 68.4 | 5.4 | .253 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 15.6 | 0 |
| 1985 | KC | 0.9 | 85.7 | 4.9 | .233 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 1986 | KC | -0.7 | 66.4 | 4.4 | .223 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 17.7 | 0 |
| 1987 | KC | -1.1 | 43.4 | 3.7 | .220 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 1988 | KC/SEA | 0.0 | 49.7 | 4.1 | .213 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYY | -0.3 | 39.7 | 4.4 | .223 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 17.6 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYY | -0.6 | 32.4 | 3.9 | .214 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 0 |
| 1993 | TEX | 0.1 | 1.5 | 20 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Steve Balboni's career stats?
Steve Balboni played 11 seasons for the Yankees, the Royals and the Rangers. He was a career .229 hitter with 714 hits, 181 home runs and 495 RBI. His best season was 1993: a .600 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1981 to 1993
Steve Balboni finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships
- 1985 World Series with the Kansas City Royals
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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