James Buford vs. Tom Murphy — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Tom Murphy
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Tom Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.759 vs .689) and slugging (.448 vs .369). James Buford had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 vs .311). By the career numbers, Tom 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 James Buford and Tom Murphy

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
187.43
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
945
540
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
129.14
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
73.71
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
26.29
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
28
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
55.43
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
46.83
69.55
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.94
77.68
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
140
207.92
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
241.71
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
185.71
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
66.86
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
73.14
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
112
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130.91
74.8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.86
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
53.71
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
339
193.71
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.43
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.71
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.71
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.29
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Tom Murphy

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.15
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.12
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.03
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2077
8.38
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2176
8.78
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2154
8.69
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.776
7.776
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.06
92.06
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.54
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14

Pitching Stats for James Buford and Tom Murphy

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.06
22.06
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
74.25
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
33
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
60.75
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
24
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.25
74.25
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33