Earl Gurley vs. Joe Wall — Career Comparison

Earl Gurley
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Wall
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Earl Gurley and Joe Wall are closely matched on the surface stats. Earl Gurley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .741) and slugging (.430 vs .350). Joe Wall had the advantage in on-base percentage (.391 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 Joe Wall

Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
192.57
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
195.65
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
754
600
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
525.2
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
40
521.74
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
150.4
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
156.52
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
103.45
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.26
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.73
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.96
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
46.95
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105.34
83.82
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
79.37
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
225.99
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
182.61
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
205.31
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
234.78
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
69.23
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
75.6
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
136.87
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
39.13
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
90.72
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.75
88.08
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.59
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
53.32
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.71
107.71
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.57
9.57
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
19.89
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.57
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Earl Gurley and Joe Wall

Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.75
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.08
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3503
27
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1167.2
9
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
2.64
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.12
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.54
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.19
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
3.38
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.96
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.18
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.6
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.727
2.727
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.67
61.67
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Gurley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Earl Gurley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24