Jose Altuve vs. Ed Spurney — Career Comparison

Jose Altuve
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Ed Spurney
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Jose Altuve and Ed Spurney are closely matched on the surface stats. Jose Altuve posted stronger numbers in slugging (.466 vs .429) and batting average (.303 vs .286). Ed Spurney had the advantage in OPS (.873 vs .830). By the career numbers, Jose Altuve had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jose Altuve and Ed Spurney

Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1975
136.27
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8696
600
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7881
543.77
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Ed Spurney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2388
164.77
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1646
113.57
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
31.39
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.21
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
17.59
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
51.2
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ed Spurney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
90.32
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
110.17
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3672
253.36
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3123
215.48
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Ed Spurney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.826
0.826
Ed Spurney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.873
0.873
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ed Spurney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Ed Spurney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Ed Spurney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1236
85.28
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
61.34
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1870
129.02
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1346.68
92.92
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
102.21
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.52
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
45.19
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.45
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1139
78.59
Ed Spurney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
7.63
7.63
Ed Spurney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Ed Spurney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
1.86
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
3.66
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
215
14.83
Ed Spurney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
22.42
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
6.62
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
29.05
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
77.2
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Jose Altuve and Ed Spurney

Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
1.05
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
1.04
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48287
27
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16095.2
9
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2652
1.48
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4390
2.45
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.06
Ed Spurney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7153
4
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.76
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
3.94
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.746
3.746
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
0.57
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Spurney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0