Ed Jurak vs. Jim Spencer — Career Comparison

Ed Jurak
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Jim Spencer
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ed Jurak and Jim Spencer are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Spencer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.705 vs .692) and slugging (.387 vs .344). Ed Jurak had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .318). By the career numbers, Jim Spencer 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 Jim Spencer

Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
331.81
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1553
172.27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
349
600
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5409
600
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
302
519.2
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4908
544.43
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
137.54
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1227
136.11
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.31
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
875
97.06
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
18.91
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
19.86
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
16.2
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.23
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
39.05
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
36.17
62.18
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589.98
65.44
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
104
178.8
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898
210.54
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
204.58
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1651
183.14
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.17
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
60.01
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
33
56.73
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
599
66.44
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
115.19
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
994
110.26
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40.13
69
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598.85
66.43
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.89
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.33
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
45.15
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
9.54
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
84.24
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
582
64.56
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
7.12
7.12
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.88
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.16
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
4.66
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.03
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
124
13.75
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.72
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.22
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.88
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
2.11
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
3.33
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.67
36.67

Fielding Stats for Ed Jurak and Jim Spencer

Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.8
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1245
1.11
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.79
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123
1
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
27
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30325
27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
9
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10108.1
9
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
3.69
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9920
8.83
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.31
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
798
0.71
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.05
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
6.26
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10773
9.59
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
6
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10718
9.54
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
95.78
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.325
3.325
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.609
8.609
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.95
43.95
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.56
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
0.85
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0