Bill Higdon vs. Eddie Murray — Career Comparison

Bill Higdon
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Eddie Murray
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Higdon and Eddie Murray are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Higdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.883 vs .846) and on-base percentage (.448 vs .370). Eddie Murray had the advantage in slugging (.476 vs .435). By the career numbers, Bill Higdon 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 Higdon and Eddie Murray

Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
227.59
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3026
141.66
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12817
600
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
23
475.86
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11336
530.67
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.921
0.921
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.847
0.847
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
144.83
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3255
152.38
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2156
100.93
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
26.22
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
1.64
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
23.59
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
51.45
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.68
117.6
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1943.19
90.97
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
206.9
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5397
252.65
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4606
215.62
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.813
0.813
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1627
76.16
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1917
89.74
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3040
142.31
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
109.42
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1958.86
91.7
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
0.84
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1333
62.4
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
10.39
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1516
70.97
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.67
9.67
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8.45
8.45
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
0.88
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.09
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
5.99
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
315
14.75
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
5.15
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.01
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
7.16
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
71.9
71.9

Fielding Stats for Bill Higdon and Eddie Murray

Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2422
1.03
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2410
1.02
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63605
27
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21201.2
9
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21265
9.03
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
0.79
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.07
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23304
9.89
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23136
9.82
Bill Higdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.552
9.552
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
0.86
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Higdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0