Roy Foster vs. Eddie Murray — Career Comparison

Roy Foster
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Eddie Murray
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Eddie Murray comes out clearly ahead of Roy Foster across most offensive categories. Eddie Murray led in walk rate (BB%+ 146 vs 95), home run production (HR/PA+ 216 vs 180), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 120 vs 102). Eddie Murray was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Roy Foster and Eddie Murray

Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
175.37
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3026
141.66
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12817
600
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1016
528.71
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11336
530.67
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.786
0.786
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
257
133.74
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3255
152.38
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
160
83.26
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2156
100.93
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
26.54
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
26.22
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
1.64
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
45
23.42
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
23.59
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
97
50.48
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
51.45
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150.98
78.56
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1943.19
90.97
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
445
231.57
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5397
252.65
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
387
201.39
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4606
215.62
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
136
70.77
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1627
76.16
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
118
61.41
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1917
89.74
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
209
108.76
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3040
142.31
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
149.52
77.81
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1958.86
91.7
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.41
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
18
0.84
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
110
57.24
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1333
62.4
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.16
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
10.39
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
75.98
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1516
70.97
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7.9
7.9
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.09
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
5.99
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
16.65
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
14.75
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
5.15
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
2.01
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.81
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
7.16
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.9
71.9

Fielding Stats for Roy Foster and Eddie Murray

Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.13
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2422
1.03
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.05
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2410
1.02
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6777
27
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63605
27
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2259
9
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21201.2
9
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
1.66
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21265
9.03
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
0.79
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.07
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
1.78
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23304
9.89
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.73
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23136
9.82
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.552
9.552
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.93
92.93
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
0.86
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0