Ryan Freel vs. Donnie Murphy — Career Comparison

Ryan Freel
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ryan Freel and Donnie Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Freel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.724 vs .676) and on-base percentage (.355 vs .281). Donnie Murphy had the advantage in slugging (.395 vs .369). By the career numbers, Ryan Freel had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Freel and Donnie Murphy

Ryan Freel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
156.94
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2271
600
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
931
600
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1983
523.91
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
838
540.06
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
140.55
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
103.83
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
26.42
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.49
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
5.81
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
36.72
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287.38
75.93
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
99.12
63.88
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
732
193.39
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
797
210.57
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
80.85
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
102
65.74
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
32.23
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
107.27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
121.16
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295.28
78.01
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
11.36
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.31
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
58.65
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
64
41.25
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.26
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
350
92.47
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.49
6.49
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.55
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.53
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.19
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
37.78
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
12.68
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
50.46
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.87
74.87
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Ryan Freel and Donnie Murphy

Ryan Freel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
1.28
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
0.98
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12741
27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4247
9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
2.23
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
0.97
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.08
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
3.29
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.75
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
3.21
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
3.66
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.61
97.61
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.507
2.507
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ryan Freel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.14
79.14
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.81
75.81
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.13
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Freel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0