Jim Kane vs. Donnie Murphy — Career Comparison

Jim Kane
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jim Kane and Donnie Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Donnie Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.676 vs .603) and slugging (.395 vs .303). Jim Kane had the advantage in on-base percentage (.299 vs .281). By the career numbers, Donnie 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 Jim Kane and Donnie Murphy

Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
55
198.8
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
600
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
145
524.1
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
838
540.06
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
126.51
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
104.82
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.84
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.84
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
14.87
53.76
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.12
63.88
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
44
159.04
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
169.88
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.83
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
65.74
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
79.52
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
76.69
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
137.35
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
121.16
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.99
61.4
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
41.25
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.38
10.38
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.53
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Jim Kane and Donnie Murphy

Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
0.98
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
10.47
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
11.52
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
3.75
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
11.13
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
3.66
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
96.63
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.81
75.81
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.52
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0