Earl Gurley vs. Ben Paulsen — Career Comparison

Earl Gurley
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder
Ben Paulsen
MillenialWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Earl Gurley and Ben Paulsen are closely matched on the surface stats. Earl Gurley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .764) and on-base percentage (.354 vs .319). Ben Paulsen had the advantage in slugging (.446 vs .430). 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 Ben Paulsen

Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
192.57
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
215.86
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
754
600
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
517
600
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
525.2
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
557.06
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
150.4
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
150.87
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
103.45
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
82
95.16
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.26
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
32.5
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.73
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.64
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.96
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.57
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
46.95
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
55.71
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105.34
83.82
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.32
76.97
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
225.99
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
248.36
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
205.31
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
163
189.17
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
69.23
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
58
67.31
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
75.6
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
81.24
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
136.87
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
112
129.98
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
90.72
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
67.45
78.28
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.59
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.48
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
53.32
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
30
34.82
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
138
160.15
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.71
107.71
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.57
9.57
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
19.89
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.48
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.28
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.48
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Earl Gurley and Ben Paulsen

Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.75
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
1.4
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.08
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3503
27
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3061
27
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1167.2
9
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020.1
9
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
2.64
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
8.35
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.54
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.54
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.19
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.38
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
8.93
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.18
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
8.89
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.6
99.6
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.67
61.67
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.07
71.07
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.71
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0