Brian Buchanan vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Brian Buchanan
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight Fielder
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Brian Buchanan and Danny Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Buchanan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.770 vs .742) and slugging (.439 vs .405). Danny Murphy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.336 vs .330). By the career numbers, Brian Buchanan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Buchanan and Danny Murphy

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
242.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
857
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
767
536.99
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
198
138.62
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
126
88.21
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
37
25.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.4
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
50.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
43.66
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
110.54
77.39
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
235.94
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2188
219.61
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
196.73
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
73.51
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
72.11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
702
70.46
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
176
123.22
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
109.77
76.85
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.72
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
51.11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
147.02
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
14.7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.2
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
56.25
56.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Brian Buchanan and Danny Murphy

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
1.2
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.05
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3835
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278.1
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
3.22
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
3.4
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
3.37
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.244
2.244
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.95
69.95
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
0.2
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0