Earl McNeely vs. Gus Zernial — Career Comparison

Earl McNeely
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Gus Zernial
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Earl McNeely and Gus Zernial each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Earl McNeely had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 84 vs 59), while Gus Zernial led in home run production (HR/PA+ 287 vs 19). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Earl McNeely and Gus Zernial

Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
683
161.47
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
162.33
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
2538
600
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4561
600
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
2254
532.86
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4131
543.43
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
614
145.15
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1093
143.78
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
470
111.11
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
675
88.8
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
25.3
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
20.92
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
7.8
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.89
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.95
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
31.18
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
144
34.04
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
54.99
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
282.86
66.87
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651.16
85.66
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
799
188.89
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2007
264.02
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
826
195.27
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1500
197.33
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
87.23
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
75.25
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
213
50.35
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776
102.08
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
578
136.64
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1111
146.15
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
310.79
73.47
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657.79
86.53
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
6.86
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.16
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
183
43.26
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
50.38
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.39
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
44.21
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
755
99.32
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.57
13.57
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
6.04
6.04
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
17.02
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.39
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.63
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.94
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
16.31
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.97
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
9.69
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.92
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
26
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.89
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
62.73
62.73
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.18
68.18

Fielding Stats for Earl McNeely and Gus Zernial

Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
2.7
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.1
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10422
27
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3474
9
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1445
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2287
5.92
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.24
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.2
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2457
6.37
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1519
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2379
6.16
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.5
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.494
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.283
2.283
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Zernial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.09
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Zernial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0