Earl Gurley vs. Darrell Porter — Career Comparison

Earl Gurley
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder
Darrell Porter
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Earl Gurley and Darrell Porter are closely matched on the surface stats. Earl Gurley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .773) and slugging (.430 vs .409). Darrell Porter had the advantage in on-base percentage (.364 vs .354). 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 Darrell Porter

Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
192.57
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
162.74
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
754
600
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6570
600
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
660
525.2
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5539
505.84
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.783
0.783
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
150.4
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
125.02
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
103.45
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
896
81.83
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.26
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.64
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.73
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.38
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.96
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
17.17
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
46.95
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
43.2
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105.34
83.82
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870.72
79.52
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
225.99
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2266
206.94
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
258
205.31
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2319
211.78
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.763
0.763
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
87
69.23
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765
69.86
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
75.6
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
75.43
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
136.87
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1403
128.13
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
90.72
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
867.82
79.25
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.59
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
4.11
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
67
53.32
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
905
82.65
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
9.68
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
1025
93.61
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.71
107.71
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
6.41
6.41
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.57
9.57
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
0.88
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
19.89
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.64
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.75
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
9.32
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.56
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.38
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.57
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.94
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
51.32
51.32

Fielding Stats for Earl Gurley and Darrell Porter

Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.75
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1511
1.08
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.08
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1430
1.02
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3503
27
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37855
27
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167.2
9
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12618.1
9
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
2.64
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6767
4.83
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.54
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
0.54
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.19
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.1
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.38
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7656
5.46
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.18
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7522
5.37
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.25
98.25
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.978
4.978
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.67
61.67
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.08
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.09
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
0.64
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
0.39