Tim McCarver vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Tim McCarver
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
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 Tim McCarver across most offensive categories. Danny Murphy led in home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 89), slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 106), and contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 209). Tim McCarver held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 98 vs 77). Danny Murphy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tim McCarver and Danny Murphy

Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
184.56
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6206
600
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5529
534.55
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
1501
145.12
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
1105
106.83
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
242
23.4
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
57
5.51
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
9.38
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
396
38.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
749.45
72.46
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
2148
207.67
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2079
201
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
590
57.04
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
645
62.36
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
1138
110.02
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
781.93
75.6
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
52.98
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.5
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
422
40.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
14.71
14.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
1.02
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.38
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.19
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
99
9.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
4.74
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
110
10.63
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
55.45
55.45
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Tim McCarver and Danny Murphy

Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1511
1.1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
1.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37252
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12417.1
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8893
6.45
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
0.45
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.07
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9621
6.97
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9518
6.9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.299
6.299
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.19
92.19
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.15
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
0.46
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
0.24
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0