Billy Beane vs. Dean Sturgis — Career Comparison
Looking at the career totals, Billy Beane and Dean Sturgis are closely matched on the surface stats. Dean Sturgis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.650 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in slugging (.296 vs .250). By the career numbers, Dean Sturgis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.
Hitting Stats for Billy Beane and Dean Sturgis
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
315
600
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
59.55
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
74.51
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Dean Sturgis
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.6
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
2.66
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.64
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.49
99.49
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Dean Sturgis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5