John Leighton vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

John Leighton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSyracuse StarsAmerican AssociationCenter Fielder
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, John Leighton and Danny Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. John Leighton posted a career OPS of .737 against Danny Murphy's .742. On the surface stats, John Leighton and Danny Murphy are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for John Leighton and Danny Murphy

John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
140
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1496
150.15
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
John Leighton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
John Leighton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.799
0.799
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1563
156.88
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1128
113.22
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
29.01
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.42
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
87.01
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779.24
78.21
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
200
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
220
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
John Leighton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
John Leighton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
John Leighton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
91.62
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
854.54
85.77
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Leighton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
327
32.82
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
19.37
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.4
John Leighton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
19.77
John Leighton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for John Leighton and Danny Murphy

John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
0.81
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.33
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
John Leighton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.48
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.33
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.52
67.52
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Leighton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0