Bill Friel vs. Donnie Murphy — Career Comparison

Bill Friel
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Friel and Donnie Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Donnie Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.676 vs .623) and slugging (.395 vs .331). Bill Friel had the advantage in on-base percentage (.292 vs .281). By the career numbers, Donnie Murphy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Friel and Donnie Murphy

Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
283
156.07
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
931
600
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
548.16
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
838
540.06
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
134.56
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
103.68
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
18.2
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.38
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
56
30.88
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103.48
57.07
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.12
63.88
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
329
181.43
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
170.4
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
67.83
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
102
65.74
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
80
44.12
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
108.64
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
121.16
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.14
63.49
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.76
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
60
33.09
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.25
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
46.88
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.99
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.68
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.68
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Bill Friel and Donnie Murphy

Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.11
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.98
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6837
27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2279
9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.89
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
2.03
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.39
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
4.31
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
3.75
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
3.92
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
3.66
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.518
3.518
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.81
75.81
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.19
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0