Roy Spencer vs. Joe Thurston — Career Comparison

Roy Spencer
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Joe Thurston
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Joe Thurston posted the stronger offensive profile against Roy Spencer. Joe Thurston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.638 vs .598) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .301). Roy Spencer had the advantage in batting average (.247 vs .226). By the career numbers, Joe Thurston had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Roy Spencer and Joe Thurston

Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
191.28
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
287.5
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1995
600
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1814
545.56
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
337
526.56
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
134.74
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
76
118.75
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
112.78
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
78.13
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
17.14
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.25
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.91
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
21.95
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.63
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168.09
50.55
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.34
55.22
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
162.41
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
170.31
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
176.54
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
181.25
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
53.23
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34
53.13
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
61.05
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.19
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
113.38
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
60
93.75
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195.86
58.91
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34.77
54.33
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.31
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
38.5
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
54.69
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
39.1
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
104.69
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.35
15.35
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
12.63
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.25
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.2
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.06
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.2
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.3
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.5
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.94
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Roy Spencer and Joe Thurston

Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
585
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.82
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.88
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
27
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707.2
9
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2138
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.27
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.25
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2453
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
3.69
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2413
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.52
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.37
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.125
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.937
1.937
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.25
48.25
Roy Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0