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Steve
Balboni		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 230
 
Born: January 16, 1957 in Usa, MA, BROCKTON
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 24 MIA NL     4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
1982 25 MIA NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1983 26 MIA NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 9 8 9 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3
1984 27 MIA NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
1985 28 MIA NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
1986 29 MIA NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3
1987 30 MIA NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1988 31 MIA NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1989 32 LAD NL $ 800,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
1990 33 LAD NL $ 800,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 8 8 8 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 800,000   4 4 4 9 8 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1981 24 AA   111 425 75 115 30 1 37 86 2 3 54 83 .271 .353 .607 .960 87.4  
    A   25 97 22 31 5 0 12 24 2 1 12 21 .320 .394 .742 1.137 25.7  
1982 25 MIA NL 133 411 39 83 15 1 17 58 0 0 28 101 .202 .252 .367 .619 38.8 3.2
1983 26 MIA NL 32 28 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .107 .194 .143 .336 0.4 0.0
1984 27 MIA NL 85 146 17 34 7 0 8 21 0 0 9 33 .233 .275 .445 .720 19.2 2.9
1985 28 MIA NL 18 42 6 6 1 0 2 3 0 0 4 7 .143 .217 .310 .527 1.8 0.0
    AAA   84 323 39 76 7 0 24 50 4 5 35 78 .235 .310 .480 .790 49.4  
1986 29 MIA NL 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.9 0.0
    A   130 471 111 129 8 1 52 111 3 3 90 105 .274 .390 .626 1.017 113.0  
1987 30 AA   104 393 71 97 10 4 34 83 2 5 63 85 .247 .351 .552 .903 76.6  
    A   25 93 20 29 3 0 11 32 0 1 14 17 .312 .402 .699 1.101 23.8  
1988 31 AA   137 551 110 151 14 3 66 121 2 2 55 116 .274 .340 .670 1.010 122.3  
1989 32 LAD NL 47 123 18 29 6 2 4 18 1 0 4 33 .236 .260 .415 .674 13.2 2.2
1990 33 AA   136 524 96 143 16 1 50 119 2 6 72 114 .273 .361 .594 .954 108.9  
6 Years Sim 322 759 84 155 30 3 31 101 1 0 48 187 .204 .252 .374 .626 72.5 8.3
1 Years AAA 84 323 39 76 7 0 24 50 4 5 35 78 .235 .313 .480 .793 49.4  
4 Years AA 488 1893 352 506 70 9 187 409 8 16 244 398 .267 .353 .610 .963 395.2  
3 Years A 180 661 153 189 16 1 75 167 5 5 116 143 .286 .395 .654 1.048 162.5  
8 Years Minors 752 2877 544 771 93 10 286 626 17 26 395 619 .268 .359 .605 .964 607.1  
162 Game Average 381 42 77 15 1 15 50 0 0 24 94 .204 .252 .374 .626 36.5  
Career Highs 133 411 39 83 15 2 17 58 1 0 28 101 .236 .275 .445 .720 38.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   513 50 97 14 2 17 58 0 0 25 127 .189 .226 .324 .549 37.2
vs LH   246 34 58 16 1 14 43 1 0 23 60 .236 .304 .480 .783 36.2
Home 147 367 43 73 15 1 16 53 1 0 22 89 .199 .242 .376 .618 34.8
Away 175 392 41 82 15 2 15 48 0 0 26 98 .209 .260 .372 .632 38.6
RISP   172 0 37 5 1 11 71 0 0 13 36 .215 .266 .448 .713 21.9
Pinch Hitting   50 7 11 1 0 1 7 0 0 4 10 .220 .263 .300 .563 4.3
Close/Late   98 13 23 4 0 2 11 0 0 10 20 .235 .306 .337 .643 10.5
Mar/Apr 55 118 14 19 5 0 5 14 0 0 6 24 .161 .198 .331 .529 7.8
May 59 130 11 27 5 0 5 22 0 0 10 29 .208 .266 .362 .627 12.8
June 57 138 17 31 11 1 6 20 1 0 12 29 .225 .283 .449 .732 18.1
July 38 104 10 23 2 1 4 12 0 0 3 34 .221 .243 .375 .618 9.5
August 63 151 15 31 3 0 6 17 0 0 13 36 .205 .273 .344 .617 14.7
Sep/Oct 47 118 15 24 4 1 5 16 0 0 4 35 .203 .230 .381 .611 10.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1982 25 MIA NL 3B 104 104 871.3 59 198 6 18 .977 2.65   3.7
    1B 11 10 84.7 100 5 0 8 1.000 11.16   0.2
1983 26 MIA NL 3B 13 2 42.3 7 10 1 1 .944 3.61   0.2
    1B 9 1 28.0 28 2 0 4 1.000 9.64   0.1
1984 27 MIA NL 3B 32 17 166.7 17 34 2 3 .962 2.75   0.5
    1B 14 11 85.0 112 6 1 6 .992 12.49   0.3
    RF 5 0 11.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.79   0.0
    SS 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1985 28 MIA NL 1B 11 6 67.0 74 9 0 9 1.000 11.15   0.3
    3B 5 3 30.7 0 7 1 0 .875 2.05   0.1
1986 29 MIA NL 3B 6 2 22.0 5 3 0 0 1.000 3.27   0.1
1989 32 LAD NL 1B 24 17 166.7 210 24 1 25 .996 12.64   0.2
    3B 16 7 76.7 7 17 0 4 1.000 2.82   0.2
    RF 7 4 38.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.18   0.0
  3B 176 135 1209.6 95 269 10 26 .973 2.71   4.7
  1B 69 45 431.3 524 46 2 52 .997 11.89   1.1
  RF 12 4 49.3 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.09   0.0
  SS 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   260 184 1694.3 626 315 12 78 .987 5.00   5.8
Career Highs   115 114 956.0 222 203 6 29 1.000 8.41    
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Joe Lahoud (969)
  2. Roger Freed (966)
  3. Frank Kellert (965)
  4. Tim Wallach (963)
  5. Bill Taylor (962)
  6. Cecil Fielder (958)
  7. Mike Pagliarulo (956)
  8. Orestes Destrade (956)
  9. Brooks Robinson (954)
  10. Craig Kusick (953)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 34th overall pick, by Miami in 1981
Had first career hit on 4/5/1982, off David Palmer (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1982, off David Palmer (NYG)
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/20/1986 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 5 days
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/29/1987 with a Bruised Heel, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Miami on 2/14/1989
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/23/1989 to a 2-year deal worth $800,000 per year
 
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