Eric Karros vs. Dick Spalding — Career Comparison

Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Dick Spalding
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Eric Karros and Dick Spalding are closely matched on the surface stats. Eric Karros posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .698) and slugging (.454 vs .346). Dick Spalding had the advantage in on-base percentage (.352 vs .327). By the career numbers, Eric Karros had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eric Karros and Dick Spalding

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1755
148.31
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
151.45
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
519
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6441
544.31
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
465
537.57
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1724
145.69
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
160.69
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
93.38
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
138.73
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.38
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
16
18.5
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
24
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
52.31
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.97
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.98
79.27
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
58.84
68.03
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2922
246.93
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
161
186.13
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2307
194.96
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
204.62
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
79.77
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
25
28.9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
130.14
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
94
108.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948.18
80.13
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
68.99
79.76
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.62
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
46.65
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
38
43.93
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.77
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1167
98.62
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
50.87
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
6.08
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.8
11.8
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.5
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
4.99
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.78
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.54
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.31
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
7.52
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.09
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
66.29
66.29
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Dick Spalding

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
1.05
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.03
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43608
27
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14536
9
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359
0.84
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.07
Dick Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.25
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.145
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0