Rick Auerbach vs. Donnie Murphy — Career Comparison

Rick Auerbach
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rick Auerbach and Donnie Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Donnie Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.676 vs .576) and slugging (.395 vs .286). Rick Auerbach had the advantage in on-base percentage (.291 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 Rick Auerbach and Donnie Murphy

Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
238.93
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
335
215.9
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1567
600
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
931
600
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1407
538.74
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
838
540.06
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
118.32
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
91.51
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
21.44
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.91
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.45
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
70
26.8
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117.04
44.81
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.12
63.88
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
153.92
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
169.24
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.572
0.572
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
63.94
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
65.74
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
86
32.93
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
93.43
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
121.16
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118.85
45.51
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.85
58.55
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.3
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
48.63
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
64
41.25
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.83
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
75.81
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.91
7.91
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.42
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.91
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
36
13.78
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.67
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
13.78
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.04
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
21.83
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
63.16
63.16
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Rick Auerbach and Donnie Murphy

Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
1.35
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.3
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
0.95
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.98
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10699
27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3566.1
9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.73
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
2.92
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
2.3
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.21
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1928
4.87
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
3.75
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
4.65
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
3.66
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.64
95.64
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.73
70.73
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.81
75.81
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
0.52
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.52
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0