Tom Herr vs. Bill Spiers — Career Comparison

Tom Herr
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Bill Spiers
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

Tom Herr and Bill Spiers are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 112 for Tom Herr, 110 for Bill Spiers), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 97 vs 97). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Tom Herr and Bill Spiers

Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1514
148.65
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1252
195.37
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6111
600
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
3845
600
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5349
525.18
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3408
531.81
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1450
142.37
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922
143.88
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
110.65
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
692
107.98
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
24.94
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
158
24.66
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.03
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.46
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.75
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.77
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
31.71
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
35.89
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700.23
68.75
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444.44
69.35
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1870
183.6
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1261
196.78
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2099
206.09
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
1295
202.08
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
676
66.37
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
477
74.43
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
574
56.36
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
388
60.55
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1222
119.98
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
828
129.21
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747.95
73.44
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
470.79
73.46
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.16
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.81
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
627
61.56
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
355
55.4
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.61
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.28
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
584
57.34
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
77.4
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.46
10.46
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.07
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
5.89
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
6.55
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.2
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.43
Tom Herr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
9.82
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
11.39
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
18.46
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
15.14
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
6.28
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.71
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
24.74
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
140
21.85
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.6
74.6
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
69.29
69.29

Fielding Stats for Tom Herr and Bill Spiers

Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
1.08
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
1.31
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
1.03
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
0.97
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36049
27
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23342
27
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12016.1
9
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7780.2
9
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
2.21
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
1.51
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4050
3.03
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2226
2.57
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.06
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.15
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7081
5.3
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3656
4.23
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7001
5.24
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3529
4.08
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.53
96.53
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.875
4.875
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.09
74.09
Tom Herr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
0.75
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
0.49
Tom Herr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Herr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Herr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Herr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0