Buster Haywood vs. Tim Spehr — Career Comparison

Buster Haywood
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Tim Spehr
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Buster Haywood and Tim Spehr are closely matched on the surface stats. Tim Spehr posted stronger numbers in OPS (.659 vs .571) and slugging (.360 vs .266). Buster Haywood had the advantage in on-base percentage (.305 vs .300). By the career numbers, Tim Spehr had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buster Haywood and Tim Spehr

Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
137
195.25
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
332.01
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
421
600
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
524.47
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
556
508.54
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
118.29
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
100.61
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
102.61
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 600 PA
59
53.96
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.98
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
28.35
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.7
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.91
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.38
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
11
15.68
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.65
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
34.05
48.53
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.12
63.22
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
98
139.67
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
182.93
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
178.15
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
174.7
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
29
41.33
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
69.51
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
43
61.28
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
65.85
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
72
102.61
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
117.99
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
39.83
56.77
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.78
59.25
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.28
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.8
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
39
55.58
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
61.28
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.85
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 600 PA
153
139.94
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210.5
210.5
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 600 PA
4.29
4.29
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.5
19.5
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.68
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
12.8
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.49
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.55
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.23
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.55
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.23
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Buster Haywood and Tim Spehr

Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.25
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.89
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.07
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.88
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2811
27
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4960
27
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
9
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1653.1
9
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
5.08
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1239
6.74
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.9
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.54
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
6.14
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359
7.4
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
5.98
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
7.29
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.5
97.5
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.53
98.53
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.792
4.792
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.859
3.859
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.38
85.38
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.4
46.4
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Haywood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.97
Tim Spehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.84
Buster Haywood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Spehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.35