Larry Gura vs. Joe Saunders — Career Comparison

Larry Gura
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Saunders
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Gura and Joe Saunders are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 94 for Larry Gura and 95 for Joe Saunders, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 90 and 88 respectively. If forced to pick, Joe Saunders gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Larry Gura and Joe Saunders

Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.77
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.15
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.55
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.58
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.43
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.5
56.5
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.86
50.86
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.76
64.76
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.31
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
3.76
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
4.37
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6141
27
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
9
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2020
8.88
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.94
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.16
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
2.64
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
2.85
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
3.52
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
5.14
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.2
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8596
37.79
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5962
38.68
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.26
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.21
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
4.84
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.38
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.75
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.1
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7777
34.19
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5418
35.15
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Larry Gura and Joe Saunders

Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.77
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.15
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6140
27
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2046.2
9
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.47
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.39
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1.62
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.47
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.12
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.89
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
2.09
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.86
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.76
64.76
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Gura and Joe Saunders

Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
6394.74
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
236
944
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
521.05
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
512
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
68
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
6.87
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
12.22
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
72
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
92
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-10.56
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
3.78
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
136
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100