Billy Murphy vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Billy Murphy
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Billy Murphy and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Ozzie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .612) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .271). Billy Murphy had the advantage in slugging (.341 vs .328). By the career numbers, Ozzie Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Murphy and Ozzie Smith

Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
345.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
554.79
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
31
127.4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
94.52
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Billy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Billy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Billy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12.2
50.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
189.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
39
160.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Billy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Billy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Billy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12.14
49.87
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
28.77
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Billy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
139.73
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.29
4.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Billy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Billy Murphy and Ozzie Smith

Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.76
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
295.1
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4249
1.76
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Billy Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.92
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.86
43.86
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0