Randy Johnson vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Randy Johnson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Randy Johnson and Danny Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Danny Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .695) and slugging (.405 vs .347). Randy Johnson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .336). By the career numbers, Danny 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 Randy Johnson and Danny Murphy

Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
223.77
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
547
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
484
530.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
129
141.5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
102
111.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
23.03
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.58
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
29.62
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.21
61.66
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
168
184.28
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
197.44
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
60.33
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
53
58.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
102
111.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
60.28
66.12
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.39
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
51.55
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.97
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
57.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.52
10.52
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.07
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.48
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.07
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.55
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
31.25
31.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Randy Johnson and Danny Murphy

Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.26
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
1.2
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.95
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3314
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104.2
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.89
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.36
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
1.99
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.4
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.574
2.574
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.48
75.48
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.28
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
0.2
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0