Tom Foley vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Tom Foley
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueShortstop
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 Tom Foley across most offensive categories. Danny Murphy led in home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 79), contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 116), and slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 95). Tom Foley held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 99 vs 77). Danny Murphy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tom Foley and Danny Murphy

Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1108
222.49
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
2988
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2708
543.78
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5399
541.89
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
661
132.73
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
475
95.38
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
134
26.91
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.02
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
186
37.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
290.55
58.34
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
931
186.95
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
900
180.72
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
248
49.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
263
52.81
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
479
96.18
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
294.96
59.23
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
46.59
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
9.64
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
387
77.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
7.72
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.82
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
49
9.84
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
32
6.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.82
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
61
12.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
52.46
52.46
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Tom Foley and Danny Murphy

Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
1.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
1.2
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
0.96
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18921
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6307
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
2.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2046
2.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
1.99
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.12
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3630
5.18
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3548
5.06
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.74
97.74
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.537
3.537
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.4
67.4
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.52
67.52
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
0.6
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.2
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0