Willie Davis vs. Donnie Murphy — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder
Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Donnie Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Donnie Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.676 vs .627) and slugging (.395 vs .323). Willie Davis had the advantage in on-base percentage (.304 vs .281). By the career numbers, Donnie 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 Willie Davis and Donnie Murphy

Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
162.86
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
600
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
557.14
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
838
540.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
145.71
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.51
55.79
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.12
63.88
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
180
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
180
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
65.74
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
145.71
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
121.16
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
65.71
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.25
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.51
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.09
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Donnie Murphy

Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.3
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
0.98
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
27
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.1
9
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.38
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.23
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.75
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.9
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
3.66
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.81
75.81
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0