Ed Jurak vs. Tom Needham — Career Comparison

Ed Jurak
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Tom Needham
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ed Jurak posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Needham. Ed Jurak posted stronger numbers in OPS (.692 vs .546) and on-base percentage (.348 vs .274). Tom Needham had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Tom Needham

Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
331.81
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
523
190.07
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
349
600
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1651
600
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
302
519.2
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1491
541.85
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
137.54
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
113.02
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.31
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
88.31
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.91
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
18.17
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.63
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.91
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.23
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
24.71
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.17
62.18
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.32
45.18
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
178.8
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
147.18
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
204.58
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
162.08
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.17
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
41.07
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
56.73
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
42.52
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
115.19
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
80.68
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40.13
69
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132.53
48.16
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
9.45
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.33
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
39.61
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.72
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
84.24
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
67.96
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
7.12
7.12
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.83
8.83
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.6
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.09
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.16
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.03
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.27
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.88
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
7.27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Jurak and Tom Needham

Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.8
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.39
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.79
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.02
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
27
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9399
27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
9
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3133
9
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
3.69
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1896
5.45
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.31
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679
1.95
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.26
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.29
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
6.26
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
7.69
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
6
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2575
7.4
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
95.78
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.325
3.325
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.331
5.331
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.95
43.95
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.71
73.71
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.56
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.13
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
1.54
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.16