Jerry Buchek vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Jerry Buchek
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Jerry Buchek across most offensive categories. Danny Murphy led in contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 61), home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 109), and slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 92). Jerry Buchek held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 86 vs 77). Danny Murphy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jerry Buchek and Danny Murphy

Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
198.12
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
1275
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1177
553.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5399
541.89
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
259
121.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
191
89.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
35
16.47
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
5.18
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
68
32
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jerry Buchek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jerry Buchek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
101.33
47.69
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
382
179.76
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
341
160.47
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
96
45.18
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
108
50.82
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
182
85.65
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
95.86
45.11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
35.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Jerry Buchek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.53
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Buchek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
146.82
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.09
4.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Jerry Buchek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.24
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
37
17.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Jerry Buchek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.18
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.53
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 600 PA
31.25
31.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Jerry Buchek and Danny Murphy

Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
1.2
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.03
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Innings
8505
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2835
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
1.89
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
2.77
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
1.99
Jerry Buchek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
4.83
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1465
4.65
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Jerry Buchek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Jerry Buchek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.718
3.718
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Jerry Buchek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.98
81.98
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.59
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
0.2
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Buchek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0