Roman Mejias vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Roman Mejias
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight Fielder
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 Roman Mejias across most offensive categories. Danny Murphy led in home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 120), contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 106), and slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 95). Danny Murphy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Roman Mejias and Danny Murphy

Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
627
197.48
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
1905
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1768
556.85
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5399
541.89
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
449
141.42
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
326
102.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
57
17.95
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.78
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Roman Mejias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
17.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
123
38.74
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Roman Mejias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Roman Mejias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
202.82
63.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
692
217.95
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
555
174.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Roman Mejias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
212
66.77
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
202
63.62
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
360
113.39
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
208.78
65.76
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.72
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
89
28.03
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
33.62
Roman Mejias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.09
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roman Mejias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
74.96
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
19
5.98
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Roman Mejias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.78
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
42
13.23
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6.93
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Roman Mejias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.78
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
34
10.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 600 PA
64.71
64.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97

Fielding Stats for Roman Mejias and Danny Murphy

Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
1.18
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
0.97
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11319
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3773
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
1.98
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Roman Mejias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.08
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
907
2.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
2.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Roman Mejias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.764
1.764
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Roman Mejias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.02
82.02
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roman Mejias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0