Wilbur Murdoch vs. Bill Nagel — Career Comparison

Wilbur Murdoch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Nagel
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Wilbur Murdoch and Bill Nagel are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Nagel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.655 vs .599) and slugging (.374 vs .306). Wilbur Murdoch had the advantage in on-base percentage (.292 vs .281). By the career numbers, Bill Nagel had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Wilbur Murdoch and Bill Nagel

Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
245.45
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
168
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
675
600
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
563.64
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
548.44
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
145.45
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
124.44
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
118.18
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
77.33
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
26.67
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.11
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.33
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
47.11
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
57.56
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.32
56.28
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
19
172.73
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
205.33
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
172.73
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
165.33
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
55.11
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
64
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
105.78
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
64.07
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.73
53.98
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
38.22
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
141
125.33
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
16.5
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.67
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
24
21.33
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.44
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.22
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Wilbur Murdoch and Bill Nagel

Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.21
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.98
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
27
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.59
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.59
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
957
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.57
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.532
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0