Mike Ford vs. Danny Murtaugh — Career Comparison

Mike Ford
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter
Danny Murtaugh
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mike Ford and Danny Murtaugh are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Ford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.703 vs .648) and slugging (.402 vs .317). Danny Murtaugh had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .301). By the career numbers, Mike Ford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Ford and Danny Murtaugh

Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
193.6
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
767
156.69
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
781
600
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2937
600
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
687
527.78
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2599
530.95
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
141
108.32
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
135.04
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
81
62.23
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
109.3
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
16.9
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
19.82
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.29
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.43
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.63
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
46.09
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
25.74
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.85
69.79
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289.71
59.19
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
212.04
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
824
168.34
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
233
179
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
957
195.51
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
64.53
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
53.73
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
68.37
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
44.74
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
104.48
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
96.83
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
84.82
65.16
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324.42
66.28
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.76
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.84
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
59.92
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
58.63
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.3
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
155.95
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
43.92
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.66
13.66
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.58
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.45
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
49
10.01
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
10.01
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
10.01
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mike Ford and Danny Murtaugh

Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.26
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2306
27
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768.2
9
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
7.38
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1837
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.42
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
7.86
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3947
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.8
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3825
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.167
6.167
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.56
80.56
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.85
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0