Kazuo Matsui vs. Buzz Murphy — Career Comparison

Kazuo Matsui
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats SwitchAsiaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Buzz Murphy
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Kazuo Matsui and Buzz Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Kazuo Matsui posted a career OPS of .704 against Buzz Murphy's .704. On the surface stats, Kazuo Matsui and Buzz Murphy are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Kazuo Matsui and Buzz Murphy

Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
147.95
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
163.47
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2555
600
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2302
540.59
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
284
527.55
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
144.42
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
144.89
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
439
103.09
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
113.31
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
29.12
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.72
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
4.7
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.51
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.33
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.58
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304.05
71.4
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
37.9
70.41
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
205.48
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
104
193.19
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
805
189.04
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
195.05
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
77.5
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
46.44
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
49.55
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
119.53
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
61
113.31
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319.15
74.95
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.38
78.72
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.58
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
42.04
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
40.87
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.11
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
403
94.64
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
6.34
6.34
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.73
8.73
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
11.04
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.76
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.29
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
23.95
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.23
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
28.18
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
85
85
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Kazuo Matsui and Buzz Murphy

Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.07
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1.03
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14842
27
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4947.1
9
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.04
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1636
2.98
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.11
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2815
5.12
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2756
5.01
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.9
97.9
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.703
4.703
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.415
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.42
96.42
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
0.73
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0