Matt Joyce vs. Larry Murphy — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Larry Murphy
Pre-GenerationalCANBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington StatesmenAmerican AssociationLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Matt Joyce and Larry Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.772 vs .697) and slugging (.425 vs .325). Larry Murphy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.372 vs .346). By the career numbers, Matt Joyce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Larry Murphy

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
101
129.49
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
468
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
512.82
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Larry Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
135.9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
111.54
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
19.23
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.85
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
24.36
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.95
79.49
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62.74
80.43
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
130
166.67
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
223.08
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Larry Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Larry Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Larry Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
73.98
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.59
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
69.3
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
35
44.87
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
137.18
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.57
85.35
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
4.41
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.41
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
559
77.01
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
80.77
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Larry Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.62
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Larry Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.33
17.33
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Larry Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.41
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Larry Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
37.18
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
37.18
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34
Larry Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Larry Murphy

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.03
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
1.01
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2643
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1628
1.93
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.68
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Larry Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.26
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.03
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1662
1.97
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.78
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.44
87.44
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Larry Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.723
1.723
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0