Wilbur Murdoch vs. Earl Turner — Career Comparison

Wilbur Murdoch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Earl Turner
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Wilbur Murdoch and Earl Turner are closely matched on the surface stats. Earl Turner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.638 vs .599) and slugging (.360 vs .306). Wilbur Murdoch had the advantage in on-base percentage (.292 vs .278). By the career numbers, Earl Turner 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 Earl Turner

Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
245.45
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
318.99
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
563.64
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
145.45
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
136.71
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
118.18
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
113.92
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
57.56
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.43
56.45
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
19
172.73
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
205.06
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
172.73
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
167.09
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75.95
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
91.14
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
64.07
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.55
57.34
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
98.73
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
16.5
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
6.08
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Earl Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Wilbur Murdoch and Earl Turner

Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.21
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.98
Earl Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
27
Earl Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9
Earl Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.59
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Earl Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.59
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.2
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Earl Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Wilbur Murdoch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilbur Murdoch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0