Paul Howard vs. Yale Murphy — Career Comparison

Paul Howard
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Yale Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Paul Howard and Yale Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Yale Murphy posted stronger numbers in slugging (.282 vs .267) and batting average (.240 vs .200). Paul Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .351). By the career numbers, Yale Murphy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Paul Howard and Yale Murphy

Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
140.36
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
508.93
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
122.14
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
105
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.86
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
17.14
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
58.38
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.59
68.13
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
143.57
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
208.93
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
108.21
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
48.21
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
156.43
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
63.19
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.86
73.77
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
86.79
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
38
40.71
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
14.74
14.74
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Paul Howard and Yale Murphy

Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.32
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.09
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.88
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
27
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3207
27
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
9
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1069
9
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.98
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.68
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
4.12
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.65
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.75
88.75
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.339
3.339
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.16
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0