Dallas Green vs. Jay Spurgeon — Career Comparison

Dallas Green
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jay Spurgeon
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jay Spurgeon built a career as a starting pitcher and Dallas Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dallas Green posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 6 and 1.708 for Jay Spurgeon. By the career numbers, Dallas Green had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Green and Jay Spurgeon

Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.96
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.63
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.74
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.86
24.86
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.26
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1687
27
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562.1
9
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
10.36
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9.75
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.74
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
3.15
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.29
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.13
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.827
0.827
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2460
39.37
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
41.25
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.88
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.77
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
35.99
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
34.5
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25

Fielding Stats for Dallas Green and Jay Spurgeon

Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.96
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.63
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.74
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.9
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.75
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.72
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.64
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.86
24.86
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Green and Jay Spurgeon

Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
746.25
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
600
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
532.5
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
14.22
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
108.75
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
4.36
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.25
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
62
232.5
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA