Ed Jurak vs. Bob Speake — Career Comparison

Ed Jurak
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Bob Speake
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Ed Jurak and Bob Speake are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Speake posted stronger numbers in OPS (.712 vs .692) and slugging (.406 vs .344). Ed Jurak had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .306). By the career numbers, Bob Speake 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 Bob Speake

Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
331.81
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
214.54
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
349
600
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
853
600
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
302
519.2
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
535.29
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
137.54
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
119.58
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.31
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
72.45
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.91
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
18.29
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
7.03
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.81
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.23
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
47.13
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
36.17
62.18
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.52
70.01
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
104
178.8
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
217.35
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
204.58
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
180.07
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
35
60.17
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
77.37
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
33
56.73
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
73.15
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
67
115.19
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
128.72
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40.13
69
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96.3
67.74
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.22
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.33
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
56.27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.22
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
84.24
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
158
111.14
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.12
7.12
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
5.4
5.4
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.16
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.81
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.03
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.22
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.63
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.88
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.74
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.6
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.36
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.11
42.11

Fielding Stats for Ed Jurak and Bob Speake

Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.8
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.04
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.79
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.01
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
27
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4472
27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
9
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1490.2
9
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
3.69
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
3.94
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.31
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.26
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
4.35
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
6
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
706
4.26
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
95.78
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.325
3.325
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.105
4.105
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.95
43.95
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.56
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0