John Glenn vs. Wilbur Murdoch — Career Comparison

John Glenn
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Wilbur Murdoch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, John Glenn and Wilbur Murdoch are closely matched on the surface stats. Wilbur Murdoch posted stronger numbers in OPS (.599 vs .573) and on-base percentage (.292 vs .250). John Glenn had the advantage in slugging (.323 vs .306). By the career numbers, Wilbur Murdoch had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Glenn and Wilbur Murdoch

John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
245.45
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
563.64
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
145.45
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
118.18
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
45.83
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
57.56
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
187.5
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
172.73
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
8
150
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
172.73
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
55.71
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
64.07
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
16.5
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Glenn and Wilbur Murdoch

John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.63
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.21
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.98
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
27
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.78
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.59
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.78
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.78
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.59
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0