Bob Boken vs. Donnie Murphy — Career Comparison

Bob Boken
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bob Boken and Donnie Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Donnie Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.676 vs .628) and slugging (.395 vs .337). Bob Boken had the advantage in on-base percentage (.291 vs .281). By the career numbers, Donnie 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 Bob Boken and Donnie Murphy

Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
147
178.9
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
493
600
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
600
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
457
556.19
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
838
540.06
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
137.53
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
107.1
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.26
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.87
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.3
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
25
30.43
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
46.69
56.82
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.12
63.88
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
154
187.42
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
171.6
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.72
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
65.74
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
87.63
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
76.69
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
146.04
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
121.16
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51.61
62.81
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
27
32.86
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.25
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
59.63
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.06
10.06
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.74
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.87
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.09
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.09
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Bob Boken and Donnie Murphy

Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.98
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5757
27
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
9
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.36
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.75
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
3.66
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.075
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.81
75.81
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0