Earl Gurley vs. Joe Pepitone — Career Comparison

Earl Gurley
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

On the career numbers, Earl Gurley posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Pepitone. Earl Gurley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .742) and on-base percentage (.354 vs .310). Joe Pepitone had the advantage in home run production (219 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 Joe Pepitone

Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
192.57
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1397
153.07
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
754
600
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5476
600
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
660
525.2
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5097
558.47
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
150.4
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
144.08
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
103.45
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903
98.94
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.26
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
17.31
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.73
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.96
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
46.95
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
45.14
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105.34
83.82
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662.12
72.55
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
284
225.99
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258
205.31
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
180.24
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
69.23
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
66.4
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
95
75.6
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
79
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
136.87
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
121.4
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
90.72
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666.03
72.98
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.59
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.07
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
53.32
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
33.09
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
526
57.63
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.71
107.71
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
10.41
10.41
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.57
9.57
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
19.89
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.53
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.49
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.51
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.57
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
56.16
56.16

Fielding Stats for Earl Gurley and Joe Pepitone

Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.75
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.13
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.08
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.01
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3503
27
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34749
27
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167.2
9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11583
9
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
2.64
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.54
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650
0.51
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.19
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.06
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.38
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
7.59
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.18
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9686
7.53
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.685
6.685
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.67
61.67
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.37
89.37
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
0.61
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0