John Barnes vs. Wilbur Murdoch — Career Comparison

John Barnes
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Wilbur Murdoch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, John Barnes and Wilbur Murdoch are closely matched on the surface stats. John Barnes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.623 vs .599) and on-base percentage (.313 vs .292). Wilbur Murdoch had the advantage in batting average (.258 vs .241). By the career numbers, John Barnes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Barnes and Wilbur Murdoch

John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
187.5
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
245.45
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
58
543.75
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
563.64
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
131.25
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
145.45
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
93.75
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
118.18
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
45.05
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
57.56
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
168.75
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
172.73
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
187.5
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
19
172.73
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
5.01
46.98
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
64.07
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
7.11
7.11
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
16.5
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Barnes and Wilbur Murdoch

John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.14
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.21
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.97
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.98
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
27
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.51
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.59
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.8
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.68
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.59
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0