Ty Cobb vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Danny Murphy across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 242), slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 129), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 116). Danny Murphy held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 152). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Danny Murphy

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1496
150.15
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1563
156.88
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1128
113.22
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
289
29.01
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
102
10.24
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
5.37
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
435
43.66
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
779.24
78.21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2188
219.61
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
702
70.46
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1363
136.8
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
854.54
85.77
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
4.31
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
32.82
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
18.28
18.28
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
1.02
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
13.4
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
193
19.37
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
197
19.77
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
80.87
80.87
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Danny Murphy

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
1.2
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
0.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.19
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.52
67.52
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0