Wally Backman vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Danny Murphy holds a real edge over Wally Backman in this comparison. Danny Murphy led in home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 20), contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 117), and slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 95). Wally Backman held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 77). The edge belongs to Danny Murphy.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Danny Murphy

Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
893
144.5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1128
113.22
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.42
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.46
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
480
77.67
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
68
11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
55
8.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
117
18.93
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
19.77
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Danny Murphy

Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
1.2
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
1.99
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.12
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
4.77
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
4.65
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.778
3.778
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.4
84.4
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.2
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0