Jay Bruce vs. Ed Jurak — Career Comparison

Jay Bruce
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ed Jurak
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Jay Bruce and Ed Jurak are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Bruce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.789 vs .692) and slugging (.467 vs .344). Ed Jurak had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .321). By the career numbers, Jay Bruce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jay Bruce and Ed Jurak

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1650
149.07
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
331.81
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6641
600
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
349
600
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5964
538.83
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
302
519.2
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1455
131.46
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
137.54
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
71.56
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.31
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
28.19
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
18.91
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
2.89
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
28.82
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
59.9
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.23
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.7
82.1
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
36.17
62.18
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2788
251.89
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
104
178.8
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
188.19
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
204.58
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
839
75.8
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
35
60.17
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
951
85.92
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
33
56.73
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1471
132.9
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
67
115.19
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
868.3
78.45
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
40.13
69
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.53
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
54.21
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.33
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.41
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
142.03
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
84.24
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.12
7.12
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.27
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
4.16
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.16
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.13
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.03
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.87
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
3.61
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.88
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
9.49
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.6
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.9
61.9
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20

Fielding Stats for Jay Bruce and Ed Jurak

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
1.05
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.8
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1524
1.02
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.79
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40529
27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
27
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13509.2
9
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
9
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
2.27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.69
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.09
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.31
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.04
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3593
2.39
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.26
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3535
2.35
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
6
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
95.78
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.246
2.246
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.325
3.325
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.82
96.82
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.95
43.95
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.04
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.56
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0