Gene Curtis vs. Stan Musial — Career Comparison

Gene Curtis
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Stan Musial
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Gene Curtis and Stan Musial are closely matched on the surface stats. Stan Musial posted stronger numbers in OPS (.982 vs .924) and slugging (.559 vs .474). Gene Curtis had the advantage in on-base percentage (.450 vs .422). By the career numbers, Stan Musial had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gene Curtis and Stan Musial

Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3026
142.83
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12712
600
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10972
517.87
Gene Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.925
0.925
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.972
0.972
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3630
171.33
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2253
106.34
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
34.22
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
8.35
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
22.42
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
64.99
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
119.16
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2508.02
118.38
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
270
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6134
289.52
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
270
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5282
249.31
Gene Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.924
0.924
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.976
0.976
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.909
0.909
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.033
1.033
Gene Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1949
91.99
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1951
92.09
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
161.66
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.37
131.18
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2522.74
119.07
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
2.5
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599
75.47
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
5.99
Gene Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PAverified
696
32.85
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.26
18.26
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
1.65
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
2.5
Gene Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
243
11.47
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
3.68
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.46
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
5.14
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.56
71.56

Fielding Stats for Gene Curtis and Stan Musial

Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
2.65
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
1.09
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29643
27
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9881
9
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.65
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12439
11.33
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
0.75
Gene Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.13
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.2
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13399
12.2
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.84
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13257
12.07
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
962
0.88
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0