Josh Bard vs. Ed Jurak — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Josh Bard and Ed Jurak are closely matched on the surface stats. Josh Bard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .692) and slugging (.385 vs .344). Ed Jurak had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .324). By the career numbers, Josh Bard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Josh Bard and Ed Jurak

Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
177.58
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
331.81
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1980
600
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
349
600
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1778
538.79
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
302
519.2
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
136.97
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
137.54
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
91.21
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.31
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
33.03
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
18.91
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.82
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
45.76
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.23
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216.45
65.59
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
36.17
62.18
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
207.27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
104
178.8
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
190.91
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
204.58
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
49.09
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.17
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
66.67
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
33
56.73
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
103.94
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
115.19
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220.01
66.67
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40.13
69
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.72
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
53.03
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.33
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.64
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
299
90.61
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
84.24
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
6.62
6.62
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.12
7.12
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.33
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.94
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.16
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
56
16.97
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.03
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.3
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.72
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.21
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.88
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.52
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20

Fielding Stats for Josh Bard and Ed Jurak

Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
1.12
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.8
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
1
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.79
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12675
27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
27
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4225
9
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
9
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3102
6.61
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
3.69
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.49
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.31
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.06
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3359
7.16
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
6.26
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3331
7.1
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
6
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
95.78
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.321
6.321
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.325
3.325
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.95
43.95
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.07
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.56
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.06
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
0.76
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.21
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0