Ed Jurak vs. Oscar Mercado — Career Comparison

Ed Jurak
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Oscar Mercado
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ed Jurak and Oscar Mercado are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Jurak posted stronger numbers in OPS (.692 vs .677) and on-base percentage (.348 vs .289). Oscar Mercado had the advantage in slugging (.388 vs .344). By the career numbers, Ed Jurak had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Jurak and Oscar Mercado

Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
331.81
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
183.76
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
349
600
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
600
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
302
519.2
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
890
548.82
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
137.54
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
130.11
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.31
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
82.63
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
18.91
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
28.37
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.08
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
16.03
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.23
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
47.48
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
36.17
62.18
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.42
64.39
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
104
178.8
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
212.74
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
204.58
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
172.05
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
35
60.17
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
75.85
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
33
56.73
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
61.66
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
67
115.19
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
121.48
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40.13
69
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102.67
63.31
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.93
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.33
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
37
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.72
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
84.24
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
186
114.7
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.12
7.12
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.23
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.55
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.16
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.7
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.03
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.1
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
17.88
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.88
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.93
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.6
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
22.82
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.38
78.38

Fielding Stats for Ed Jurak and Oscar Mercado

Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.8
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.21
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.79
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.97
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
27
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6244
27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
9
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081.1
9
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.69
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
2.29
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.31
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.26
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550
2.38
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
6
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
2.34
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
95.78
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.325
3.325
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.95
43.95
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.36
80.36
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.56
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0