Hank Greenberg vs. Eddie Murray — Career Comparison

Hank Greenberg
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star
Eddie Murray
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Murray holds a real edge over Hank Greenberg in this comparison. Eddie Murray led in contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 64), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 114), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 120 vs 119). Hank Greenberg held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 401 vs 216). The edge belongs to Eddie Murray.

Hitting Stats for Hank Greenberg and Eddie Murray

Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
1394
137.2
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3026
141.66
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
6096
600
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12817
600
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
5193
511.12
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11336
530.67
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.004
1.004
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.847
0.847
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1628
160.24
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3255
152.38
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
847
83.37
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2156
100.93
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
37.3
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
26.22
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.99
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
35
1.64
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
32.58
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
23.59
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
781
76.87
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
51.45
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1257.11
123.73
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1943.19
90.97
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3142
309.25
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5397
252.65
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2496
245.67
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4606
215.62
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.017
1.017
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.112
1.112
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.813
0.813
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1051
103.44
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1627
76.16
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1276
125.59
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1917
89.74
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1996
196.46
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3040
142.31
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1251.11
123.14
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1958.86
91.7
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.57
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
0.84
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
83.86
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1333
62.4
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
10.39
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
844
83.07
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1516
70.97
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
7.22
7.22
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
0.88
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.44
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.09
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
5.99
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
6.5
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
315
14.75
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.71
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
5.15
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.56
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
2.01
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
8.27
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
7.16
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
69.05
69.05
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.9
71.9

Fielding Stats for Hank Greenberg and Eddie Murray

Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1377
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2422
1.03
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2410
1.02
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63605
27
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21201.2
9
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
11023
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21265
9.03
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
0.79
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.07
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
11886
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23304
9.89
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
11764
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23136
9.82
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.97
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.543
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.552
9.552
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
0.86
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0