Nolan Arenado vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Nolan Arenado
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird BasemanPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Nolan Arenado and Danny Murphy are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 113 for Nolan Arenado, 108 for Danny Murphy), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 133 vs 129). The overall lean goes to Nolan Arenado, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Nolan Arenado and Danny Murphy

Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1787
142.73
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1496
150.15
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7512
600
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6807
543.69
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5399
541.89
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
153.43
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1129
90.18
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
32.35
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
289
29.01
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
34
2.72
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
28.19
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
792
63.26
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
435
43.66
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1132.82
90.48
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
779.24
78.21
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3453
275.8
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2188
219.61
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2541
202.96
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
992
79.23
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1184
94.57
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
702
70.46
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1823
145.61
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1363
136.8
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1129.7
90.23
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
854.54
85.77
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
43
3.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
46.09
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
6.39
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
1094
87.38
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
6.87
6.87
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.4
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
6.39
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
202
16.13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.48
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.84
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.31
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
57.41
57.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Nolan Arenado and Danny Murphy

Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1731
1.05
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
1.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44701
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14900.1
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
0.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3750
2.27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2407
1.99
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.08
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5057
3.05
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4920
2.97
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.29
97.29
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.842
2.842
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.48
99.48
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
0.27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.2
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0