George Bjorkman vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

George Bjorkman
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueCatcher
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, George Bjorkman and Danny Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. George Bjorkman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.756 vs .742) and on-base percentage (.396 vs .336). Danny Murphy had the advantage in slugging (.405 vs .360). By the career numbers, George Bjorkman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Bjorkman and Danny Murphy

George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
187.1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
75
483.87
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
109.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
70.97
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
11.89
76.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
174.19
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
219.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.746
0.746
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
90.32
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
702
70.46
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
20
129.03
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
11.21
72.33
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.72
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
103.23
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
187.1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.21
3.21
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.4
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for George Bjorkman and Danny Murphy

George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
225.1
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
6.11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
6.07
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.241
5.241
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bjorkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.96
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Bjorkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.32
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0