Frank Bird vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Frank Bird
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Danny Murphy posted the stronger offensive profile against Frank Bird. Danny Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .646) and on-base percentage (.336 vs .286). Frank Bird had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Danny 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 Frank Bird and Danny Murphy

Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
182.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
50
535.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
29.01
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
10.24
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
43.66
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
65.1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
18
192.86
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
5.81
62.22
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
5.09
5.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
19.37
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.4
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
19.77
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Frank Bird and Danny Murphy

Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.34
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
1.2
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
0.81
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.34
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.19
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.059
4.059
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.52
67.52
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.87
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.89
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.03
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0