Jim Essian vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Jim Essian
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Danny Murphy comes out clearly ahead of Jim Essian across most offensive categories. Danny Murphy led in home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 82), contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 170), and slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 89). Jim Essian held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 77). Danny Murphy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jim Essian and Danny Murphy

Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
710
198.51
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
2146
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
1855
518.64
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
453
126.65
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
332
92.82
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
85
23.77
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.84
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.23
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
121
33.83
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
209.63
58.61
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
643
179.78
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
690
192.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
194
54.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
207
57.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
368
102.89
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
223.7
62.55
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
64.59
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.84
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
47.81
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
12.55
12.55
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
1.02
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.23
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.87
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
63
17.61
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.52
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.63
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6.15
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Jim Essian and Danny Murphy

Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
1.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
1.2
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
0.99
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
14765
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
4921.2
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916
5.33
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
0.74
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3374
6.17
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3319
6.07
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.47
80.47
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
0.74
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.5
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0