Earl Gurley vs. Jordy Mercer — Career Comparison

Earl Gurley
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder
Jordy Mercer
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Earl Gurley posted the stronger offensive profile against Jordy Mercer. Earl Gurley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .712) and on-base percentage (.354 vs .326). Jordy Mercer had the advantage in home run production (66 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Earl Gurley had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Earl Gurley and Jordy Mercer

Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
192.57
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
950
166.86
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
754
600
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3416
600
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
660
525.2
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3104
545.2
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
150.4
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
139.81
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
103.45
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
95.2
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
26.26
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
30.39
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.73
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.63
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.96
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
11.59
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
46.95
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
44.61
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105.34
83.82
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381.3
66.97
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
225.99
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
210.25
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258
205.31
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1069
187.76
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
69.23
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
57.96
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
75.6
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
54.1
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
136.87
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
100.47
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
90.72
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382.91
67.26
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.59
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.74
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
53.32
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
43.21
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
9.84
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
589
103.45
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.71
107.71
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.57
9.57
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
19.89
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.86
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.99
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
73
12.82
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.28
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.93
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
4.22
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for Earl Gurley and Jordy Mercer

Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.75
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936
1.11
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.08
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
1.01
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3503
27
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22704
27
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167.2
9
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7568
9
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.64
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
1.32
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.54
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2429
2.89
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.19
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.09
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.38
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3618
4.3
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.18
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3542
4.21
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.9
97.9
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.784
3.784
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.67
61.67
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.71
90.71
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
0.61
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0