Abe Gray vs. Stan Spence — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Abe Gray and Stan Spence are closely matched on the surface stats. Abe Gray posted stronger numbers in OPS (.900 vs .806) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .369). Stan Spence had the advantage in batting average (.282 vs .250). By the career numbers, Abe Gray had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Abe Gray and Stan Spence

Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
150.07
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4446
600
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3871
522.4
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1090
147.1
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739
99.73
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
26.45
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
8.1
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
12.82
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
47.37
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
109.8
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635.57
85.77
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1691
228.21
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1629
219.84
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.806
0.806
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541
73.01
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
77.6
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1021
137.79
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
90.93
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
667.97
90.14
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
2.56
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
70.18
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
33.47
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
17.93
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.86
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
67
9.04
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.83
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.1
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.94
Abe Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.73
47.73

Fielding Stats for Abe Gray and Stan Spence

Abe Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Abe Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1009
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
27
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2714
Abe Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
Abe Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2862
Abe Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
Abe Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.39
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.791
Abe Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Abe Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.75
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Abe Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0