Sam Mele vs. Buzz Murphy — Career Comparison

Sam Mele
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Buzz Murphy
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sam Mele and Buzz Murphy are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Mele posted stronger numbers in OPS (.736 vs .704) and slugging (.408 vs .366). Buzz Murphy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 vs .328). By the career numbers, Sam Mele had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mele and Buzz Murphy

Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1046
165.33
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
88
163.47
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3796
600
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3437
543.26
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
284
527.55
Sam Mele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
916
144.78
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
144.89
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629
99.42
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
113.31
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
26.55
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.72
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
6.16
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
12.64
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
45.36
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.58
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438.84
69.36
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37.9
70.41
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
221.6
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
104
193.19
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1237
195.52
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
105
195.05
Sam Mele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Sam Mele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Sam Mele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
64.17
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
46.44
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
85.99
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
37
68.73
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
137.51
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
61
113.31
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460.15
72.73
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.38
78.72
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.58
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
49.16
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
40.87
Sam Mele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
54.06
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
68.73
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.1
11.1
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8.73
8.73
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
4.58
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.42
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mele
Career
Per 600 PA
130
20.55
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.37
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.21
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
4.58
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Sam Mele
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Mele and Buzz Murphy

Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.4
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.03
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3351
27
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1117
9
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
16.73
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.9
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sam Mele
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.22
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
17.85
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2188
17.63
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
Sam Mele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.381
2.381
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.415
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.93
13.93
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.52
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Mele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0