Earl Gurley vs. Buster Posey — Career Comparison

Earl Gurley
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder
Buster Posey
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Buster Posey posted the stronger offensive profile against Earl Gurley. Buster Posey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.839 vs .784) and on-base percentage (.379 vs .354). By the career numbers, Buster Posey 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 Buster Posey

Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
192.57
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1371
146.71
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
754
600
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5607
600
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
660
525.2
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4970
531.84
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
189
150.4
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1500
160.51
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
130
103.45
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1040
111.29
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
26.26
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
31.35
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.73
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.96
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.96
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
16.91
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
59
46.95
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
49.22
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
105.34
83.82
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833.32
89.17
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
284
225.99
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2285
244.52
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
258
205.31
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2083
222.9
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
87
69.23
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
70.95
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
95
75.6
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
78.01
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
136.87
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1234
132.05
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
114
90.72
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
859.07
91.93
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.59
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.6
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
67
53.32
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
57.78
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
7.17
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
721
77.15
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.71
107.71
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
7.78
7.78
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.57
9.57
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
19.89
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.67
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
163
17.44
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.46
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.96
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
3.42
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
71.88
71.88

Fielding Stats for Earl Gurley and Buster Posey

Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.75
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
1.08
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.08
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
1.04
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3503
27
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32955
27
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167.2
9
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10985
9
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
2.64
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9919
8.13
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.54
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
0.54
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.19
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.04
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.38
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10626
8.71
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.18
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10573
8.66
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.998
7.998
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.67
61.67
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.15
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.02
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
0.43
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.21