Billy Gilbert vs. Wilbur Murdoch — Career Comparison

Billy Gilbert
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Wilbur Murdoch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Billy Gilbert and Wilbur Murdoch are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Gilbert posted stronger numbers in OPS (.617 vs .599) and on-base percentage (.328 vs .292). Wilbur Murdoch had the advantage in slugging (.306 vs .289). By the career numbers, Billy Gilbert had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Gilbert and Wilbur Murdoch

Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
850
155.92
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
245.45
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3271
600
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2816
516.54
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
563.64
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
127.48
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
145.45
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
110.42
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
118.18
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
13.21
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.12
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.73
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
17.06
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331.15
60.74
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
6.33
57.56
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
149.13
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
172.73
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1037
190.22
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
19
172.73
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
68.79
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
43.47
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
111.53
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371.24
68.1
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
7.05
64.07
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
13.21
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
49.53
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
229
42.01
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
14.28
14.28
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
16.5
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
20.73
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
30.63
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
30.63
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Gilbert and Wilbur Murdoch

Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844
1.03
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.21
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
0.55
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.98
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22182
27
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
27
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7394
9
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
2.43
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.59
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
3.18
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.38
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4921
5.99
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4606
5.61
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.59
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.457
5.457
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.79
53.79
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.4
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0