Jay Bruce vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Jay Bruce
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Danny Murphy comes out clearly ahead of Jay Bruce across most offensive categories. Danny Murphy led in contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 80), home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 185), and batting average (AVG+ 116 vs 100). Jay Bruce held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 115 vs 77). Danny Murphy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jay Bruce and Danny Murphy

Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1650
149.07
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1496
150.15
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6641
600
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5964
538.83
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1455
131.46
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
792
71.56
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
28.19
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.89
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
28.82
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
59.9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
435
43.66
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.7
82.1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
779.24
78.21
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2788
251.89
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2188
219.61
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
188.19
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
839
75.8
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
951
85.92
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
702
70.46
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1471
132.9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
868.3
78.45
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.53
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
54.21
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.41
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
142.03
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.16
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
65
5.87
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
105
9.49
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
61.9
61.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Jay Bruce and Danny Murphy

Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
1.05
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1524
1.02
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40529
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13509.2
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3404
2.27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3593
2.39
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3535
2.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.246
2.246
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.82
96.82
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.04
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0