Ed Jurak vs. Fred Valentine — Career Comparison

Ed Jurak
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Fred Valentine
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ed Jurak and Fred Valentine are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Valentine posted stronger numbers in OPS (.704 vs .692) and slugging (.373 vs .344). Ed Jurak had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .331). By the career numbers, Fred Valentine 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 Fred Valentine

Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
331.81
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
192.77
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
349
600
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1659
600
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
302
519.2
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1458
527.31
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
137.54
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
130.2
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.31
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
93.31
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
18.91
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
20.25
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.62
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
13.02
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.23
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
36.89
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
36.17
62.18
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190.37
68.85
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
104
178.8
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
196.75
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
204.58
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
196.38
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
35
60.17
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
65.1
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
56.73
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
49.91
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
115.19
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
101.99
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
40.13
69
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196.07
70.91
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
9.76
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.33
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
56.42
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.72
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
84.24
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
82.46
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
7.12
7.12
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.6
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
4.34
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.16
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.17
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.03
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
11.57
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.88
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
5.79
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.6
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
22.78
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.6
74.6

Fielding Stats for Ed Jurak and Fred Valentine

Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.8
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
1.16
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.79
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
0.97
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
27
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9656
27
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
9
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218.2
9
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.69
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
2.13
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.31
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.26
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
2.22
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
6
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
2.18
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
95.78
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.325
3.325
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.882
1.882
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.95
43.95
Fred Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.86
83.86
Ed Jurak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.56
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Jurak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0