Otto Ray vs. Stan Spence — Career Comparison

Otto Ray
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueCatcher
Stan Spence
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Otto Ray and Stan Spence are closely matched on the surface stats. Stan Spence posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.369 vs .362) and home run production (95 career HR at a higher rate). Otto Ray had the advantage in batting average (.298 vs .282). By the career numbers, Stan Spence had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Otto Ray and Stan Spence

Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
174.66
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
150.07
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
663
600
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4446
600
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
581
525.79
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3871
522.4
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
156.56
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1090
147.1
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
105.88
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739
99.73
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
29.86
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
26.45
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.29
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
8.1
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.52
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
12.82
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
47.37
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.14
89.72
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635.57
85.77
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
232.58
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1691
228.21
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
231
209.05
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1629
219.84
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.804
0.804
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
94.12
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
73.01
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
84
76.02
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
77.6
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
165.61
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1021
137.79
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106.37
96.27
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
667.97
90.14
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.62
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
2.56
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
54
48.87
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
70.18
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.52
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
248
33.47
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.6
132.6
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
17.93
17.93
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.8
10.8
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.72
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.86
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
67
9.04
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.1
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
2.83
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.1
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.1
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.94
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Stan Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
47.73
47.73

Fielding Stats for Otto Ray and Stan Spence

Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.19
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1009
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.99
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3962
27
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1320.2
9
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
4.41
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2714
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
5.49
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2862
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
5.28
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.39
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.429
4.429
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.791
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.99
Stan Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0