Jerry May vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Jerry May
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Danny Murphy comes out clearly ahead of Jerry May across most offensive categories. Danny Murphy led in home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 28), contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 87), and slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 85). Jerry May held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 122 vs 77). Danny Murphy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jerry May and Danny Murphy

Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
556
194.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
1716
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
1527
533.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
357
124.83
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
269
94.06
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
63
22.03
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
88
30.77
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
155.25
54.28
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
485
169.58
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
525
183.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
120
41.96
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
130
45.45
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
235
82.17
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
156.33
54.66
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.85
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
54.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
16.78
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
102.45
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
5.86
5.86
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.55
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
42
14.69
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.05
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Jerry May and Danny Murphy

Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
1.18
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.02
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
12002
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4000.2
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
5.96
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.56
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2926
6.58
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2897
6.52
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.518
5.518
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.48
86.48
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.39
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.29
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0