Lave Cross vs. Donnie Murphy — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Lave Cross and Donnie Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .676) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .281). Donnie Murphy had the advantage in slugging (.395 vs .383). By the career numbers, Lave Cross had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Donnie Murphy

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
931
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
838
540.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
25.32
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
99.12
63.88
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
331
213.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
102
65.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
119
76.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
188
121.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.25
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Donnie Murphy

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
3.75
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
3.66
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.81
75.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0