Joe Medwick vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star
Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Joe Medwick holds a real edge over Danny Murphy in this comparison. Joe Medwick led in slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 129), batting average (AVG+ 123 vs 116), and home run production (HR/PA+ 246 vs 242). Danny Murphy held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 124). The edge belongs to Joe Medwick.

Hitting Stats for Joe Medwick and Danny Murphy

Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1984
146.2
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1496
150.15
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5399
541.89
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1563
156.88
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1128
113.22
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
289
29.01
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
8.33
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
15.11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
435
43.66
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
779.24
78.21
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2188
219.61
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2934
216.21
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
88.28
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
702
70.46
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
175.09
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1363
136.8
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.41
100.91
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
854.54
85.77
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
33.62
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
551
40.6
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
14.78
14.78
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
44
3.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
203
14.96
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.4
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Medwick and Danny Murphy

Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
0.81
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32577
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10859
9
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4152
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4381
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4295
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.52
67.52
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0