Brian Anderson vs. Donnie Murphy — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Brian Anderson and Donnie Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Donnie Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.676 vs .662) and slugging (.395 vs .370). Brian Anderson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.292 vs .281). By the career numbers, Donnie Murphy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Donnie Murphy

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
241.22
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
335
215.9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
883
600
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
799
542.92
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
838
540.06
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
122.99
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
75.42
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
31.94
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
46
29.65
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.95
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
47.57
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
88.01
59.8
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.12
63.88
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
296
201.13
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
172.59
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
73.39
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
102
65.74
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.36
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
166
112.8
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
121.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
83.26
56.57
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.85
58.55
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.44
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
44.17
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
64
41.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.34
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.76
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.72
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.19
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.67
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.83
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.51
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.35
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.15
48.15
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Donnie Murphy

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.45
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.3
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.9
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.98
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.43
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.48
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.75
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.46
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
3.66
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.63
97.63
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.699
1.699
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.81
75.81
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0