Buzz Murphy vs. Tom Saffell — Career Comparison

Buzz Murphy
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Tom Saffell
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Buzz Murphy posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Saffell. Buzz Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.704 vs .605) and on-base percentage (.338 vs .310). Tom Saffell had the advantage in home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Buzz Murphy 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 Tom Saffell

Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
88
163.47
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
239.47
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
600
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
284
527.55
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
531.96
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
144.89
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
126.36
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
113.31
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
106.92
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
13.25
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.3
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.58
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
19.44
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37.9
70.41
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58.33
51.55
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
193.19
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
157.29
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
195.05
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
179.38
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
46.44
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
80.41
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
35.35
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
113.31
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
110.46
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.38
78.72
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64.88
57.33
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
40.87
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
52.14
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.65
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
108
95.43
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.73
8.73
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
6.29
6.29
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
15.02
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.19
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.95
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.84
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
90
90

Fielding Stats for Buzz Murphy and Tom Saffell

Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.68
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.86
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
27
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324.2
9
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
10.48
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
10.98
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
10.76
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.415
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.296
2.296
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.34
18.34
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0