Roy Foster vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Roy Foster
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
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 Roy Foster across most offensive categories. Danny Murphy led in contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 107), home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 180), and batting average (AVG+ 116 vs 100). Roy Foster held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 77). Danny Murphy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Roy Foster and Danny Murphy

Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
175.37
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1016
528.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
257
133.74
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
160
83.26
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
51
26.54
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
23.42
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
50.48
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
43.66
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150.98
78.56
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779.24
78.21
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
231.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2188
219.61
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
201.39
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
70.77
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
118
61.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
209
108.76
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
149.52
77.81
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.72
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
57.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.16
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
75.98
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7.9
7.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
32
16.65
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.81
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Roy Foster and Danny Murphy

Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.05
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6777
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2259
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
1.66
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
1.78
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.73
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.93
92.93
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0