Ray Lankford vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Ray Lankford
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Ray Lankford and Danny Murphy are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 113 for Ray Lankford, 108 for Danny Murphy), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 126 vs 129). The overall lean goes to Danny Murphy, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ray Lankford and Danny Murphy

Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1701
152.92
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6674
600
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5747
516.66
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
1561
140.34
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
913
82.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
32
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
289
29.01
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.85
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
21.4
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
58.26
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
435
43.66
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1055.92
94.93
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
779.24
78.21
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2739
246.24
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2188
219.61
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2425
218.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.882
0.882
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
968
87.02
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
874
78.57
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
702
70.46
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
144.2
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1363
136.8
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1024.3
92.09
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
854.54
85.77
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
828
74.44
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
6.11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
139.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
4.31
4.31
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.76
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
77
6.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
23.19
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
193
19.37
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
10.52
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
33.71
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
197
19.77
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
68.8
68.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Ray Lankford and Danny Murphy

Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
1.09
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
1.02
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39309
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13103
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3530
2.42
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.05
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3665
2.52
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3602
2.47
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.28
98.28
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.271
2.271
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.63
93.63
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0