Greg Goossen vs. Jim Spencer — Career Comparison

Greg Goossen
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jim Spencer
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Greg Goossen and Jim Spencer are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Spencer had the edge in batting average (.250 vs .241). By the career numbers, Jim Spencer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Greg Goossen and Jim Spencer

Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
225.29
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1553
172.27
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
514
600
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5409
600
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
460
536.96
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4908
544.43
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
111
129.57
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
136.11
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
73
85.21
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
97.06
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.02
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
19.86
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
15.18
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
16.2
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
44.36
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
39.05
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
55.5
64.78
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589.98
65.44
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
176
205.45
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898
210.54
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
189.11
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1651
183.14
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
33
38.52
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541
60.01
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
44
51.36
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
599
66.44
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
64
74.71
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
110.26
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
55.6
64.9
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598.85
66.43
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.51
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.89
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
49.03
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
45.15
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
9.54
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
130.74
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
582
64.56
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.88
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.66
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.51
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
13.75
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.22
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.11
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.33
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
36.67
36.67

Fielding Stats for Greg Goossen and Jim Spencer

Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.2
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1245
1.11
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.03
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123
1
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2894
27
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30325
27
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
964.2
9
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10108.1
9
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
793
7.4
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9920
8.83
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.63
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
0.71
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.05
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
870
8.12
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10773
9.59
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
8.02
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10718
9.54
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.85
98.85
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.667
6.667
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.609
8.609
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.27
85.27
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
0.85
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.29
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0