Steve Balboni
1981–1993 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers
960G
.229AVG
.293OBP
.451SLG
714H
181HR
495RBI
1SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 960 | 3,440 | 3,120 | 351 | 714 | 127 | 11 | 181 | 495 | 273 | 856 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 1,406 | .229 | .293 | .451 | .744 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1984-09-10 to 1984-09-23
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1989-06-15 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1984-05-16 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1986-08-10 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 469 | 1640 | 330 | 75 | 228 | 126 | 409 | .222 | .278 | .430 |
| Away | 491 | 1800 | 384 | 106 | 267 | 147 | 447 | .235 | .295 | .469 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 112 | 409 | 83 | 15 | 48 | 24 | 83 | .216 | .262 | .383 |
| May | 158 | 574 | 111 | 24 | 66 | 51 | 153 | .216 | .282 | .393 |
| June | 157 | 551 | 115 | 32 | 88 | 49 | 143 | .234 | .298 | .478 |
| July | 181 | 634 | 144 | 41 | 111 | 52 | 141 | .253 | .309 | .529 |
| August | 158 | 566 | 114 | 32 | 84 | 42 | 144 | .219 | .276 | .444 |
| September | 177 | 646 | 131 | 35 | 93 | 49 | 180 | .223 | .279 | .455 |
| October | 17 | 60 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | .296 | .367 | .426 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 83 | 287 | 61 | 17 | 36 | 27 | 68 | .238 | .307 | .477 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 81 | 277 | 70 | 13 | 40 | 26 | 72 | .283 | .347 | .534 |
| boston-red-sox | 79 | 283 | 53 | 10 | 32 | 16 | 75 | .199 | .244 | .361 |
| baltimore-orioles | 78 | 266 | 48 | 13 | 33 | 29 | 66 | .207 | .289 | .409 |
| texas-rangers | 74 | 270 | 52 | 14 | 34 | 21 | 73 | .210 | .270 | .415 |
| athletics | 73 | 258 | 51 | 15 | 45 | 15 | 68 | .218 | .256 | .466 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 73 | 265 | 55 | 15 | 42 | 13 | 60 | .222 | .257 | .440 |
| california-angels | 71 | 271 | 63 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 64 | .256 | .306 | .484 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  New York Yankees | 4 | 7 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1982 | New York Yankees | 33 | 107 | 20 | 2 | 4 | – | .187 | – | – |
| 1983 | New York Yankees | 32 | 86 | 20 | 5 | 17 | – | .233 | – | – |
| 1984 |  Kansas City Royals | 126 | 438 | 107 | 28 | 77 | – | .244 | – | – |
| 1985 | Kansas City Royals | 160 | 600 | 146 | 36 | 88 | 1 | .243 | – | – |
| 1986 | Kansas City Royals | 138 | 512 | 117 | 29 | 88 | – | .229 | – | – |
| 1987 | Kansas City Royals | 121 | 386 | 80 | 24 | 60 | – | .207 | – | – |
| 1988 | Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners | 118 | 413 | 97 | 23 | 66 | – | .235 | – | – |
| 1989 | New York Yankees | 110 | 300 | 71 | 17 | 59 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1990 | New York Yankees | 116 | 266 | 51 | 17 | 34 | – | .192 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Texas Rangers | 2 | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | .600 | – | – |