George Foster vs. Earl Gurley — Career Comparison

George Foster
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Earl Gurley
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, George Foster and Earl Gurley are closely matched on the surface stats. George Foster posted stronger numbers in OPS (.827 vs .784) and slugging (.480 vs .430). Earl Gurley had the advantage in on-base percentage (.354 vs .347). By the career numbers, George Foster had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Foster and Earl Gurley

George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
151.84
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
192.57
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7812
600
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
754
600
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7023
539.4
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
660
525.2
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1925
147.85
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
150.4
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223
93.93
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
103.45
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
23.58
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.26
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
3.61
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.73
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
26.73
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.96
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
53.92
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
59
46.95
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1130.96
86.86
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
105.34
83.82
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3370
258.83
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
284
225.99
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2643
203
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258
205.31
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.777
0.777
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
986
75.73
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
87
69.23
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1239
95.16
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
95
75.6
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1877
144.16
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
172
136.87
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1128.4
86.67
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
90.72
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.99
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.59
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666
51.15
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
53.32
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
8.14
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1419
108.99
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.71
107.71
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.57
9.57
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.23
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
19.89
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
5.22
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
196
15.05
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.92
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.38
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
6.3
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.57
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
62.2
62.2
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for George Foster and Earl Gurley

George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1882
1.06
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.75
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
1.01
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.08
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47797
27
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3503
27
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15932.1
9
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167.2
9
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3809
2.15
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.64
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.07
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.54
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.04
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.19
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3990
2.25
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.38
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3928
2.22
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.18
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.087
2.087
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.06
95.06
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.67
61.67
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.02
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0