Brian Anderson vs. Danny Murtaugh — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Danny Murtaugh
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Brian Anderson and Danny Murtaugh are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Anderson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.662 vs .648) and slugging (.370 vs .317). Danny Murtaugh had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .292). By the career numbers, Brian Anderson 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 Danny Murtaugh

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
241.22
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
767
156.69
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
883
600
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2937
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
799
542.92
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2599
530.95
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
181
122.99
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
135.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
75.42
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
109.3
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
31.94
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
19.82
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.95
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.63
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.57
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
25.74
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88.01
59.8
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289.71
59.19
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
296
201.13
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
824
168.34
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
254
172.59
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
957
195.51
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
73.39
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
53.73
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.36
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
44.74
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.8
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
96.83
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
83.26
56.57
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324.42
66.28
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.44
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.84
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
44.17
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
58.63
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
141.34
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
43.92
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.66
13.66
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.76
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.58
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.72
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
10.19
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
10.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
8.83
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
10.01
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.51
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.35
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
10.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.15
48.15
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Danny Murtaugh

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.45
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.9
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6257
27
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2085.2
9
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.43
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1837
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.48
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3947
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
2.46
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3825
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.699
1.699
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0