Bob Chance vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Bob Chance
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bob Chance and Danny Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Danny Murphy posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.336 vs .331) and batting average (.289 vs .261). Bob Chance had the advantage in home run production (24 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Danny 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 Bob Chance and Danny Murphy

Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
200.72
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
828
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
747
541.3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
195
141.3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
136
98.55
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
34
24.64
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.72
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.39
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
59
42.75
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
100.05
72.5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
303
219.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
267
193.48
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
76
55.07
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
81.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
702
70.46
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
164
118.84
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
101.43
73.5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
49.28
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.25
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
141.3
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.72
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.8
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.17
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.62
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Bob Chance and Danny Murphy

Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.18
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.06
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4615
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1538.1
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
6.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
7.34
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1237
7.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.154
6.154
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.05
90.05
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
0.2
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0