Bob Barton vs. Tommy Murphy — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Tommy Murphy
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bob Barton and Tommy Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Barton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.585 vs .558) and on-base percentage (.298 vs .252). Tommy Murphy had the advantage in slugging (.306 vs .287). By the career numbers, Bob Barton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Barton and Tommy Murphy

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
204.51
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
351.72
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
116
600
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1049
545.88
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
558.62
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
123.33
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
118.97
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
100.95
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
82.76
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.13
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
22.38
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.21
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.03
46.7
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
170.69
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
171.21
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
29
150
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
72.41
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
108.62
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.32
45.44
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8.72
45.1
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
45.27
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.86
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
87.42
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
155.17
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.86
6.86
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Tommy Murphy

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.21
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.87
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.01
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.79
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
6.34
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
3.05
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
7.02
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.15
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2171
6.93
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.15
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.73
98.73
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.713
5.713
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.42
83.42
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Tommy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Tommy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0