Steve Hovley vs. J. R. Murphy — Career Comparison

Steve Hovley
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
J. R. Murphy
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Steve Hovley and J. R. Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Hovley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.670 vs .607) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .263). J. R. Murphy had the advantage in slugging (.344 vs .330). By the career numbers, Steve Hovley had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Steve Hovley and J. R. Murphy

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
227.08
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
231.21
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1152
600
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
737
600
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1019
530.73
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
553.6
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
136.98
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
146
118.86
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
109.9
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
77.34
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
20.31
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.05
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.6
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.17
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.65
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
27.08
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
41.52
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.59
63.33
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
64.56
52.56
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
175
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
190.5
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
199.48
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
191
155.5
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.513
0.513
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
63.54
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
69
56.17
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
45.83
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
49.66
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
105.21
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
112
91.18
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131.34
68.41
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
60.95
49.62
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.08
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.63
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
60.42
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
43
35.01
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.69
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
66.67
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
221
179.92
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.69
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.7
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.07
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.77
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.14
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.1
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.25
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
21.35
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.73
70.73
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Steve Hovley and J. R. Murphy

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.37
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
1.36
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.84
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.94
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6369
27
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5021
27
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2123
9
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1673.2
9
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
2.26
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1566
8.42
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.6
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
2.39
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1691
9.09
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
2.35
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1678
9.02
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.23
98.23
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.632
6.632
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.8
61.8
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.77
68.77
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
J. R. Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.44
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
J. R. Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18