Danny Murphy vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Whitaker posted the stronger offensive profile against Danny Murphy. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .373) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .258). By the career numbers, Lou Whitaker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Danny Murphy and Lou Whitaker

Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
18.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
20.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Lou Whitaker

Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.625
5.625
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0