Steve Balboni was born on Wednesday, January 16, 1957, in Brockton, Massachusetts. Balboni was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1981, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Steve Balboni baseball stats page.
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Steve BalboniSteve Balboni Autograph on a 1989 Donruss Baseball Card (#143 | Checklist) |
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Steve BalboniSteve Balboni Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Steve BalboniSteve Balboni Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1981 | 24 | Yankees | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .714 |
1982 | 25 | Yankees | 33 | 107 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .187 | .228 | .280 |
1983 | 26 | Yankees | 32 | 86 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .233 | .295 | .430 |
1984 | 27 | Royals | 126 | 438 | 58 | 107 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 77 | 45 | 5 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .244 | .320 | .498 |
1985 | 28 | Royals | 160 | 600 | 74 | 146 | 28 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 88 | 52 | 4 | 166 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .243 | .307 | .477 |
1986 | 29 | Royals | 138 | 512 | 54 | 117 | 25 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 88 | 43 | 2 | 146 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .229 | .286 | .451 |
1987 | 30 | Royals | 121 | 386 | 44 | 80 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 60 | 34 | 1 | 97 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .207 | .273 | .427 |
1988 | 31 | Royals | 21 | 63 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .156 | .270 |
1988 | 31 | Mariners | 97 | 350 | 44 | 88 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 61 | 23 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .251 | .298 | .480 |
1989 | 32 | Yankees | 110 | 300 | 33 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 59 | 25 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | .237 | .296 | .460 |
1990 | 33 | Yankees | 116 | 266 | 24 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 2 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .192 | .291 | .406 |
1993 | 36 | Rangers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
11 Years | 960 | 3,120 | 351 | 714 | 127 | 11 | 181 | 4 | 495 | 273 | 21 | 856 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 67 | .229 | .293 | .451 |
Steve BalboniSteve Balboni Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1981 Yankees | 1B | 3 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.94 |
1982 Yankees | 1B | 26 | 25 | 621 | 209 | 8.0 | 207 | 194 | 13 | 2 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.00 |
1983 Yankees | 1B | 23 | 23 | 480 | 190 | 8.3 | 187 | 178 | 9 | 3 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 10.52 |
1984 Royals | 1B | 125 | 123 | 3,105 | 1,196 | 9.6 | 1,181 | 1,102 | 79 | 15 | 102 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 10.27 |
1985 Royals | 1B | 160 | 159 | 4,284 | 1,686 | 10.5 | 1,674 | 1,573 | 101 | 12 | 138 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 10.55 |
1986 Royals | 1B | 137 | 136 | 3,612 | 1,352 | 9.9 | 1,334 | 1,236 | 98 | 18 | 115 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 9.97 |
1987 Royals | 1B | 55 | 54 | 1,404 | 568 | 10.3 | 562 | 521 | 41 | 6 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.81 |
1988 Royals | 1B | 13 | 10 | 279 | 101 | 7.8 | 99 | 94 | 5 | 2 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 9.58 |
1988 Mariners | 1B | 40 | 39 | 1,040 | 361 | 9.0 | 359 | 334 | 25 | 2 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.32 |
1989 Yankees | 1B | 20 | 15 | 411 | 158 | 7.9 | 157 | 150 | 7 | 1 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.31 |
1990 Yankees | 1B | 28 | 20 | 558 | 193 | 6.9 | 190 | 183 | 7 | 3 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 9.19 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 630 | 606 | 15,845 | 6,029 | 9.6 | 5,965 | 5,579 | 386 | 64 | 521 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.16 | |
10 Years | 630 | 606 | 15,845 | 6,029 | 9.6 | 5,965 | 5,579 | 386 | 64 | 521 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.16 |
Steve BalboniSteve Balboni Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1981 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 | - | - | - |
1982 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 53.5 | 3.1 | 26.8 | - | - | - |
1983 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17.2 | 3.7 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1984 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15.6 | 3.2 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1985 Royals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1986 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 3.5 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1987 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 1 | 52 | 16.1 | 4.0 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1988 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 31.5 | 3.2 | 12.6 | - | - | - |
1988 Mariners | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1989 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 29 | 1 | 82 | 17.6 | 4.5 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1990 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 49 | 0 | 72 | 15.6 | 2.9 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1993 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
11 Years | 1 | 2 | .333 | 119 | 2 | 281 | 17.2 | 3.6 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
Steve BalboniSteve Balboni Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1981 New York Yankees | 66 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
1982 New York Yankees | 36 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
1983 New York Yankees | 28, 66 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Kansas City Royals | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 Kansas City Royals | 45 | $205,000.00 | - | Stats |
1986 Kansas City Royals | 45 | $525,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Kansas City Royals | 45 | $625,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Kansas City Royals | 45 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Seattle Mariners | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
1989 New York Yankees | 50 | Undetermined | - | - |
1990 New York Yankees | 45 | $900,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Texas Rangers | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
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