Buzz Murphy vs. Taylor Ward — Career Comparison

Buzz Murphy
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Taylor Ward
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Buzz Murphy and Taylor Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Taylor Ward posted stronger numbers in OPS (.766 vs .704) and slugging (.439 vs .366). Buzz Murphy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 vs .327). By the career numbers, Taylor Ward 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 Taylor Ward

Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
163.47
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
149.1
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2833
600
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
284
527.55
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2494
528.2
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
144.89
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
130.25
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
113.31
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
78.36
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.72
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
26.26
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.69
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
23.93
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.58
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
51.89
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
37.9
70.41
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373.17
79.03
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
104
193.19
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1094
231.7
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
105
195.05
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
926
196.12
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
46.44
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
76.03
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
37
68.73
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
73.07
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
61
113.31
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
125.17
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.38
78.72
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369.72
78.3
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
6.57
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
40.87
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
59.3
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.21
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
689
145.92
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.73
8.73
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.51
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.32
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
5.08
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.33
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
7.41
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
68.57
68.57

Fielding Stats for Buzz Murphy and Taylor Ward

Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.07
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.02
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16951
27
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5650.1
9
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
2
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.14
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.04
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
2.17
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
2.14
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.415
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Buzz Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0