Eddie Mathews vs. Dale Murphy — Career Comparison

Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star
Dale Murphy
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

Eddie Mathews and Dale 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+ 120 for Eddie Mathews, 118 for Dale Murphy), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 142 vs 138). The overall lean goes to Eddie Mathews, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Mathews and Dale Murphy

Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2391
142.03
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2180
144.69
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10101
600
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9040
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8537
507.1
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7960
528.32
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.829
0.829
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2111
140.11
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1324
87.88
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
21.03
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
350
23.23
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.28
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.59
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
30.41
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
398
26.42
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
55.72
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
787
52.23
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697.92
100.86
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1324.99
87.94
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4349
258.33
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3733
247.77
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3785
224.83
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3125
207.41
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.801
0.801
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
89.63
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1197
79.45
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
86.31
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1266
84.03
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2450
145.53
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2065
137.06
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687.93
100.26
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1293.81
85.87
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.54
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.86
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
85.77
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
986
65.44
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
10.55
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1487
88.33
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1748
116.02
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.79
6.79
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.14
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.4
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
58
3.45
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.98
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
7.31
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
209
13.87
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
68
4.04
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
10.69
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.32
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
4.51
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
15.2
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
63.55
63.55
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.31
70.31

Fielding Stats for Eddie Mathews and Dale Murphy

Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2345
1.2
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2147
1.04
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1995
1.02
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107
1.02
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
52928
27
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55955
27
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17642.2
9
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18651.2
9
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
1.51
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6319
3.05
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4385
2.24
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
0.14
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
0.16
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.06
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7664
3.91
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6742
3.25
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7351
3.75
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6619
3.19
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.135
3.135
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.083
3.083
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.07
85.07
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
0.23
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.08
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.01
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.04
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.02