Buzz Murphy vs. Michael Taylor — Career Comparison

Buzz Murphy
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Michael Taylor
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold Glove

Looking at the career totals, Buzz Murphy and Michael Taylor are closely matched on the surface stats. Buzz Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.704 vs .670) and on-base percentage (.338 vs .290). Michael Taylor had the advantage in slugging (.379 vs .366). 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 Michael Taylor

Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
88
163.47
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1216
191.95
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3801
600
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
284
527.55
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3480
549.33
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
144.89
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
127.39
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
113.31
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
527
83.19
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.72
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
24.63
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.37
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
17.21
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.58
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
44.2
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37.9
70.41
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408.91
64.55
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
104
193.19
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1320
208.37
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
195.05
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
171.59
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
46.44
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
67.4
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
61.25
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
113.31
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
111.44
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.38
78.72
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
392.69
61.99
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
2.68
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
40.87
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
41.52
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.37
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1164
183.74
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.73
8.73
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
3.27
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
3.31
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.16
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
54
8.52
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
20.21
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.52
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
25.73
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
78.53
78.53

Fielding Stats for Buzz Murphy and Michael Taylor

Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
1.2
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
936
0.99
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25486
27
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8495.1
9
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2436
2.58
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.06
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.03
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2514
2.66
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
2.64
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.97
98.97
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.415
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.47
82.47
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Michael Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.01
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0