Benny Kauff vs. Donnie Murphy — Career Comparison

Benny Kauff
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Benny Kauff posted the stronger offensive profile against Donnie Murphy. Benny Kauff posted stronger numbers in OPS (.838 vs .676) and on-base percentage (.389 vs .281). Donnie Murphy had the advantage in home run production (33 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Benny Kauff had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Benny Kauff and Donnie Murphy

Benny Kauff
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
859
144.61
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3564
600
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
931
600
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3094
520.88
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
838
540.06
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.885
0.885
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
961
161.78
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
115.49
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
28.45
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
9.6
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
8.25
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
46.3
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602.01
101.35
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
99.12
63.88
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1391
234.18
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
331
213.32
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1356
228.28
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.933
0.933
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
87.71
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
102
65.74
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
76.43
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
926
155.89
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
188
121.16
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624.09
105.07
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
4.71
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
61.78
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
64
41.25
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
52.69
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.39
11.39
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
12.63
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
39.39
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.56
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
44.95
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.64
87.64
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Benny Kauff and Donnie Murphy

Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.98
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5757
27
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
9
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.36
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2102
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.75
Benny Kauff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
3.66
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.96
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.365
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.81
75.81
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Kauff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0