Didi Gregorius vs. Dick Spalding — Career Comparison

Didi Gregorius
MillenialNetherlandsThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Dick Spalding
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Didi Gregorius and Dick Spalding are closely matched on the surface stats. Didi Gregorius posted stronger numbers in OPS (.731 vs .698) and slugging (.420 vs .346). Dick Spalding had the advantage in on-base percentage (.352 vs .311). By the career numbers, Didi Gregorius had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Didi Gregorius and Dick Spalding

Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
151.8
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
131
151.45
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4257
600
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
519
600
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3893
548.7
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
465
537.57
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
999
140.8
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
160.69
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
658
92.74
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
138.73
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
25.37
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
16
18.5
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.81
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
18.89
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
48.06
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.97
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.58
72.81
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
58.84
68.03
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1635
230.44
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
161
186.13
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1305
183.93
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
204.62
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
70.89
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
79.77
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
74.7
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
25
28.9
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
126.71
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
94
108.67
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529.56
74.64
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68.99
79.76
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
7.33
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
35.8
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
43.93
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.68
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
612
86.26
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
50.87
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.8
11.8
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.11
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.5
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.06
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
50
7.05
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.21
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.78
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.26
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.31
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
7.47
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.09
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
69.81
69.81
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Didi Gregorius and Dick Spalding

Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
1.05
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.01
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27261
27
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9087
9
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
1.29
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2673
2.65
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.09
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4075
4.04
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3980
3.94
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.25
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.748
3.748
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.145
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
0.5
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0