Luke Appling vs. Emil Gross — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Emil Gross
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Luke Appling and Emil Gross are closely matched on the surface stats. Luke Appling posted stronger numbers in OPS (.798 vs .756) and on-base percentage (.399 vs .329). Emil Gross had the advantage in slugging (.427 vs .398). By the career numbers, Luke Appling had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Emil Gross

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
143.35
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1038
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
987
570.52
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2749
161.03
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
168.21
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
196
113.29
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
25.77
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
38.73
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
5.97
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.14
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.05
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
54.91
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
136.53
78.92
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
243.35
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
342
197.69
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1319
77.26
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.5
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1116
65.37
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
107
61.85
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
241
139.31
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
149.85
86.62
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
0.64
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
51
29.48
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
528
30.93
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
30.06
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
19.4
19.4
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.96
19.96
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
0.98
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
4.33
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
129
7.56
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.37
62.37
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Emil Gross

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.02
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6567
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2189
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
4.67
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.43
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.03
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
7.13
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
6.1
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.06
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0