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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1922 23 SLS NNL 0.3 10 22 20 3 7 1 0 1 3 0 2 .350 .409 .550 .959 158 .433 153 11 0 0 /1
1923 24 SLS NNL 0.7 24 44 41 8 15 4 2 3 12 0 1 .366 .381 .780 1.161 196 .494 185 32 0 2 1/7
1924 25 MRS NNL 0.6 58 207 192 20 52 11 3 1 20 3 15 .271 .324 .375 .699 91 .328 89 72 0 *7/19
1925 26 2TM NNL 1.4 60 195 173 28 58 9 5 4 26 2 22 .335 .410 .514 .925 147 .414 144 89 791/83
1925 26 CAG NNL 0.3 23 77 72 8 23 4 3 0 8 0 5 .319 .364 .458 .822 119 .371 117 33 9/71
1925 26 ABC NNL 1.1 37 118 101 20 35 5 2 4 18 2 17 .347 .441 .554 .995 166 .443 162 56 71/83
1927 28 3TM 2LG 0.1 25 54 50 5 14 1 2 0 5 0 4 .280 .333 .380 .713 90 .331 89 19 0 9/14
1927 28 2TM NNL 0.1 11 35 33 5 10 1 1 0 4 0 2 .303 .343 .394 .737 99 .339 99 13 0 9/4
1927 28 HBG ECL 0.0 14 19 17 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .235 .316 .353 .669 75 .315 73 6 0 /19
1927 28 BBB NNL 0.0 10 31 29 4 8 0 1 0 3 0 2 .276 .323 .345 .667 81 .311 80 10 0 /94
1927 28 CAG NNL 0.1 1 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 234 .560 240 3 0 /9
1928 29 MRS NNL 0.0 30 86 76 11 19 4 1 0 10 2 9 .250 .337 .329 .666 82 .317 86 25 1 9/73
1929 30 BBB NNL -0.1 8 33 31 2 7 1 2 0 5 0 2 .226 .273 .387 .660 70 .294 63 12 0 /897
1932 33 MGS NSL 0.1 23 83 73 8 17 2 1 0 8 0 7 .233 .300 .288 .588 84 .286 88 21 0 3 3/18
8 Yrs 3.2 238 724 656 85 189 33 16 9 89 7 62 .288 .350 .428 .779 112 .357 111 281 1 5 71938/4
162 Game Avg 2.2 162 493 447 58 129 22 11 6 61 5 42 .288 .350 .428 .779 112 .357 111 191
MRS (2 Yrs) 0.6 88 293 268 31 71 15 4 1 30 5 24 .265 .328 .362 .690 88 .325 88 97 1 79/13
SLS (2 Yrs) 1.1 34 66 61 11 22 5 2 4 15 0 3 .361 .391 .705 1.096 184 .473 174 43 0 2 1/7
CAG (2 Yrs) 0.4 24 81 76 9 25 5 3 0 9 0 5 .329 .370 .474 .844 125 .380 122 36 0 9/71
BBB (2 Yrs) -0.1 18 64 60 6 15 1 3 0 8 0 4 .250 .297 .367 .664 75 .302 71 22 0 9/874
ABC (1 Yr) 1.1 37 118 101 20 35 5 2 4 18 2 17 .347 .441 .554 .995 166 .443 162 56 71/83
MGS (1 Yr) 0.1 23 83 73 8 17 2 1 0 8 0 7 .233 .300 .288 .588 84 .286 88 21 0 3 3/18
HBG (1 Yr) 0.0 14 19 17 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .235 .316 .353 .669 75 .315 73 6 0 /19
NNL (7 Yrs) 3.2 201 622 566 77 168 31 14 9 80 7 53 .297 .358 .449 .807 117 .367 115 254 1 2 719/834
NSL (1 Yr) 0.1 23 83 73 8 17 2 1 0 8 0 7 .233 .300 .288 .588 84 .286 88 21 0 3 3/18
ECL (1 Yr) 0.0 14 19 17 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .235 .316 .353 .669 75 .315 73 6 0 /19

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1922 23 SLS NNL 22 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.3 0 4 0.3 .532 .502 0.3 0.0 4 /1
1923 24 SLS NNL 44 5 0 0 0 0 8 0.7 0 9 0.7 .530 .504 0.8 0.0 9 1/7
1924 25 MRS NNL 207 -3 0 0 6 -3 0 0.0 7 7 0.6 .500 .500 0.1 0.3 1 *7/19
1925 26 2TM NNL 195 12 0 0 0 -2 10 0.9 7 16 1.4 .514 .503 1.4 -0.2 16 791/83
1925 26 CAG NNL 77 2 0 0 0 -1 1 0.1 3 4 0.3 .503 .500 0.3 -0.1 4 9/71
1925 26 ABC NNL 118 10 0 0 0 -1 9 0.8 4 13 1.1 .521 .505 1.1 -0.1 13 71/83
1927 28 3TM 2LG 54 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .496 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 9/14
1927 28 2TM NNL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 1 1 0.1 .496 .499 0.1 0.0 1 9/4
1927 28 HBG ECL 19 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /19
1927 28 BBB NNL 31 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .489 .499 0.0 0.0 0 /94
1927 28 CAG NNL 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .560 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /9
1928 29 MRS NNL 86 -2 0 0 0 -1 -3 -0.3 3 0 0.0 .491 .498 0.0 -0.1 0 9/73
1929 30 BBB NNL 33 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .477 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /897
1932 33 MGS NSL 83 -1 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .491 .499 0.0 -0.1 1 3/18
8 Yrs 724 11 -1 0 6 -8 14 1.2 23 37 3.2 .505 .501 2.6 -0.2 31 71938/4
162 Game Avg 493 7 0 0 4 -5 10 0.8 15 25 2.2 .505 .501 1.8 -0.1 21
MRS (2 Yrs) 293 -5 0 0 6 -4 -3 -0.3 10 8 0.6 .497 .500 0.1 0.2 1 79/13
CAG (2 Yrs) 81 3 0 0 0 -1 2 0.2 3 4 0.4 .506 .500 0.4 -0.1 4 9/71
BBB (2 Yrs) 64 -2 0 0 0 -1 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .484 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 9/874
SLS (2 Yrs) 66 7 0 0 0 0 12 1.0 0 13 1.1 .531 .504 1.1 0.0 13 1/7
ABC (1 Yr) 118 10 0 0 0 -1 9 0.8 4 13 1.1 .521 .505 1.1 -0.1 13 71/83
MGS (1 Yr) 83 -1 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .491 .499 0.0 -0.1 1 3/18
HBG (1 Yr) 19 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /19
NNL (7 Yrs) 622 13 -1 0 6 -7 17 1.4 19 36 3.2 .507 .501 2.6 -0.1 30 719/834
NSL (1 Yr) 83 -1 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .491 .499 0.0 -0.1 1 3/18
ECL (1 Yr) 19 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /19

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1922 23 SLS NNL 22 .433 153 .316 .200 4.5 9.1 25.0 /1
1923 24 SLS NNL 44 .494 185 .316 .415 6.8 2.3 38.5 1/7
1924 25 MRS NNL 207 .328 89 .267 .104 0.5 7.2 28.8 *7/19
1925 26 2TM NNL 195 .414 144 .320 .179 2.1 11.3 31.6 791/83
1925 26 CAG NNL 77 .371 117 .319 .139 0.0 6.5 28.6 9/71
1925 26 ABC NNL 118 .443 162 .320 .208 3.4 14.4 33.3 71/83
1927 28 3TM 2LG 54 .331 89 .280 .100 0.0 7.4 27.8 9/14
1927 28 2TM NNL 35 .339 99 .303 .091 0.0 5.7 41.7 9/4
1927 28 HBG ECL 19 .315 73 .235 .118 0.0 10.5 0.0 /19
1927 28 BBB NNL 31 .311 80 .276 .069 0.0 6.5 40.0 /94
1927 28 CAG NNL 4 .560 240 .500 .250 0.0 0.0 50.0 /9
1928 29 MRS NNL 86 .317 86 .250 .079 0.0 10.5 37.9 9/73
1929 30 BBB NNL 33 .294 63 .226 .161 0.0 6.1 22.2 /897
1932 33 MGS NSL 83 .286 88 .233 .055 0.0 8.4 33.3 3/18
8 Yrs 724 .357 111 .278 .140 1.2 8.6 31.3 71938/4
MLB Average .344 100 .292 .114 1.2 7.9 36.4
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Awards
1922 23 SLS NNL P 9 53.0 20 3 15 2 0 .900 .949 3.06 3.24 2.00 3.52 2 16
1923 24 SLS NNL P 20 13 88.0 37 6 30 1 2 .973 .949 3.68 3.41 1.80 3.71 1
1923 24 SLS NNL LF 2 1 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .945 1.64 1.72 1.00 1.85
1924 25 MRS NNL LF 53 50 427.1 91 80 5 6 1 .934 .954 1.79 1.65 1.60 1.44
1924 25 MRS NNL P 6 2 27.2 6 1 4 1 0 .833 .943 1.63 3.35 0.83 2.90 0 3 0 0.0 0.0
1924 25 MRS NNL RF 2 2 14.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .964 3.21 1.67 2.50 1.45
1925 26 2TM NNL LF 28 0.00
1925 26 CAG NNL LF 8 0.00
1925 26 ABC NNL LF 20 0.00
1925 26 CAG NNL RF 13 0.00
1925 26 2TM NNL P 11 0.00 0
1925 26 CAG NNL P 1 0.00 0
1925 26 ABC NNL P 10 0.00 0
1925 26 ABC NNL CF 5 0.00
1925 26 ABC NNL 1B 1 0.00
1927 28 3TM 2LG RF 12 1 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 0.82 1.88 0.08 0.29
1927 28 2TM NNL RF 10 0.00
1927 28 HBG ECL RF 2 1 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 0.82 1.88 0.50 1.75
1927 28 BBB NNL RF 9 0.00
1927 28 CAG NNL RF 1 0.00
1927 28 HBG ECL P 4 3 18.0 6 2 3 1 0 .833 .922 2.50 2.70 1.25 2.50 1 1 0 0.0 1.0
1927 28 BBB NNL 2B 1 0.00
1928 29 MRS NNL RF 17 132.0 20 17 1 2 0 .900 .943 1.23 1.59 1.06 1.33
1928 29 MRS NNL LF 7 37.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 .951 3.41 1.75 2.00 1.47
1928 29 MRS NNL 1B 1 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .983 13.50 11.25 3.00 9.40
1929 30 BBB NNL CF 4 0.00
1929 30 BBB NNL RF 3 0.00
1929 30 BBB NNL LF 2 0.00
1932 33 MGS NSL 1B 19 0.00
1932 33 MGS NSL CF 2 0.00
1932 33 MGS NSL P 2 2 0.00 1
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Awards
7 Yrs 74 20 188.2 72 15 52 5 2 .931 .948 3.20 3.37 0.91 1.93 5 20 0 0.0 0.3
P (6 Yrs) P 52 20 186.2 69 12 52 5 2 .928 .946 3.09 3.28 1.23 2.56 5 20 0 0.0 0.3
LF (5 Yrs) LF 92 51 475.1 107 96 5 6 1 .944 .953 1.91 1.66 1.10 0.98
RF (5 Yrs) RF 47 3 157.0 26 23 1 2 0 .923 .948 1.38 1.62 0.51 0.62
1B (3 Yrs) 1B 21 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .983 13.50 11.25 0.14 0.45
CF (3 Yrs) CF 11 0.00
2B (1 Yr) 2B 1 0.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Earl Gurley born?

Earl Gurley was born on August 6, 1898.

Where was Earl Gurley born?

Earl Gurley was born in Chattanooga, TN.

How tall was Earl Gurley?

Earl Gurley was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Earl Gurley weigh when playing?

Earl Gurley weighed 183 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Earl Gurley play?

Earl Gurley played 8 seasons.

Is Earl Gurley in the Hall of Fame?

Earl Gurley has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Earl Gurley play?

Earl Gurley was an Outfielder, Pitcher and First Baseman.

How many hits did Earl Gurley have?

Earl Gurley had 189 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Earl Gurley have?

Earl Gurley had 9 home runs over his career.

What was Earl Gurley's average?

Earl Gurley had a .288 average over his career.

How many teams has Earl Gurley played for?

Earl Gurley played for 7 teams; the St. Louis Stars, Memphis Red Sox, Indianapolis ABCs, Chicago American Giants, Birmingham Black Barons, Harrisburg Giants and Montgomery Grey Sox.

When did Earl Gurley retire?

Earl Gurley last played in 1932.

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