Buzz Murphy vs. Dean Palmer — Career Comparison

Buzz Murphy
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Dean Palmer
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Buzz Murphy and Dean Palmer are closely matched on the surface stats. Dean Palmer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .704) and slugging (.472 vs .366). Buzz Murphy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 vs .327). By the career numbers, Dean Palmer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buzz Murphy and Dean Palmer

Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
163.47
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1357
147.69
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5513
600
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
284
527.55
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4902
533.5
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
144.89
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1229
133.76
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
113.31
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
77.05
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.72
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
25.14
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.63
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
29.93
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.58
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
56.7
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
37.9
70.41
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
769.24
83.72
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
104
193.19
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2315
251.95
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
195.05
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1785
194.27
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
46.44
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
734
79.88
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
37
68.73
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849
92.4
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
61
113.31
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
142.35
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
42.38
78.72
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
752.04
81.85
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
5.88
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
40.87
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
54.63
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.29
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1332
144.97
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.73
8.73
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.44
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
5.55
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
94
10.23
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
5.22
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.37
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
8.6
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
60.76
60.76

Fielding Stats for Buzz Murphy and Dean Palmer

Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
1.07
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
1.04
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30527
27
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10175.2
9
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
0.8
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1924
1.7
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.17
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3024
2.67
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2834
2.51
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.12
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.72
93.72
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.415
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.15
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0