Ken Boswell vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Danny Murphy comes out clearly ahead of Ken Boswell across most offensive categories. Danny Murphy led in home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 68), contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 158), and slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 92). Ken Boswell held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 93 vs 77). Danny Murphy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ken Boswell and Danny Murphy

Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
930
198.15
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
2816
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
2517
536.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
625
133.17
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
484
103.12
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
91
19.39
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.05
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.61
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
141
30.04
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ken Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ken Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
261.43
55.7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
847
180.47
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
874
186.22
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
266
56.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
244
51.99
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
479
102.06
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
278.1
59.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
51.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Ken Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
6.18
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
50.92
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
11.78
11.78
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
25
5.33
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Ken Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
5.33
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
90
19.18
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.75
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Ken Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.62
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.38
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
61.36
61.36
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Ken Boswell and Danny Murphy

Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
1.13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
0.99
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15649
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5216.1
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
2.01
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
2.47
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
1.99
Ken Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2661
4.59
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2595
4.48
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Ken Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Ken Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.956
3.956
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Ken Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Ken Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.51
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.2
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0