Dick Billings vs. Dale Murphy — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Dale Murphy
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dale Murphy comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Dale Murphy led in home run production (HR/PA+ 265 vs 58), walk rate (BB%+ 151 vs 66), and slugging (SLG+ 138 vs 82). Dick Billings held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 90 vs 72). Dale Murphy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Dale Murphy

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2180
144.69
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9040
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7960
528.32
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.829
0.829
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
140.11
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
97.7
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1324
87.88
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
23.23
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.59
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.14
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
26.42
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
61
27.21
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
52.23
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1324.99
87.94
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3733
247.77
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3125
207.41
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
79.45
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
142
63.35
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1266
84.03
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2065
137.06
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1293.81
85.87
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.86
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
986
65.44
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.57
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
10.55
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
92.34
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1748
116.02
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.23
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.4
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
3.98
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
13.87
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
10.69
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
4.51
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
15.2
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.31
70.31

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Dale Murphy

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.16
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
1.04
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2107
1.02
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55955
27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18651.2
9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6319
3.05
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.49
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
0.14
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.06
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
3.25
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6619
3.19
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
97.87
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.083
3.083
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.52
86.52
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.08
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.01
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.04
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.02