Bobby Kline vs. Donnie Murphy — Career Comparison

Bobby Kline
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bobby Kline and Donnie Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Donnie Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.676 vs .545) and slugging (.395 vs .257). Bobby Kline had the advantage in on-base percentage (.288 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 Bobby Kline and Donnie Murphy

Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
296.15
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
215.9
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
156
600
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
600
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
140
538.46
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
838
540.06
Bobby Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
119.23
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
100
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.23
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.23
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
10.12
38.91
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.12
63.88
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
36
138.46
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
169.23
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Bobby Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Bobby Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
12
46.15
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
65.74
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
9
34.62
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
21
80.77
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
121.16
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
11.42
43.9
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.85
58.55
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.69
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.31
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
41.25
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Bobby Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
103.85
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Bobby Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.78
5.78
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Bobby Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.54
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Bobby Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.54
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.67
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.51
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.09
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Bobby Kline and Donnie Murphy

Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.64
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.3
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
0.98
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.27
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.48
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
2.3
Bobby Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
6.1
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
3.75
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
5.76
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
3.66
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.43
94.43
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Bobby Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.04
61.04
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.81
75.81
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.81
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.52
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0