Luke Appling vs. Earl Gurley — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Earl Gurley
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Luke Appling and Earl Gurley are closely matched on the surface stats. Luke Appling posted stronger numbers in OPS (.798 vs .784) and on-base percentage (.399 vs .354). Earl Gurley had the advantage in slugging (.430 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 Earl Gurley

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
192.57
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
754
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
660
525.2
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
189
150.4
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
130
103.45
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
25.77
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.26
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
5.97
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.73
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.96
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
46.95
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
105.34
83.82
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
225.99
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
258
205.31
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
77.26
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
87
69.23
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1116
65.37
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
75.6
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
172
136.87
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
114
90.72
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.59
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
67
53.32
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
528
30.93
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
19.4
19.4
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.71
107.71
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.57
9.57
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
4.33
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
19.89
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
129
7.56
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.57
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.57
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
62.37
62.37
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Earl Gurley

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.75
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.08
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3503
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167.2
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.64
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.54
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.38
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.18
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.67
61.67
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0