Ossie Chavarria vs. Willie Murphy — Career Comparison

Ossie Chavarria
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Willie Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ossie Chavarria and Willie Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.587 vs .565) and slugging (.317 vs .280). Ossie Chavarria had the advantage in on-base percentage (.285 vs .269). By the career numbers, Willie 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 Ossie Chavarria and Willie Murphy

Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
266.67
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
146.11
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
193
600
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
537.63
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
587.56
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Willie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
111.83
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
149.22
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
38
81.72
Willie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
127.46
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.3
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.76
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.77
44.67
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.84
49.24
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
150.54
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
186.53
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
52
161.66
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Willie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Willie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Willie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Willie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
60.22
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.28
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.98
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
86.02
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
90.16
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.42
43.91
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.6
57.83
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Willie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.22
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
53.76
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.22
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
59
126.88
Willie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
71.5
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
4.73
4.73
Willie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.39
8.39
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.45
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.75
Willie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.6
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.3
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.9
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ossie Chavarria and Willie Murphy

Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.6
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.89
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.95
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1771
27
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590.1
9
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.06
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.3
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.89
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.09
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.15
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.95
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.57
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.64
96.64
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.81
72.81
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.467
2.467
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.766
1.766
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.05
59.05
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.49
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0