Danny Murphy vs. Tommy Sampson — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Tommy Sampson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Danny Murphy and Tommy Sampson are closely matched on the surface stats. Danny Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .722) and slugging (.405 vs .376). Tommy Sampson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.346 vs .336). By the career numbers, Danny 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 Danny Murphy and Tommy Sampson

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1496
150.15
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
196
146.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
805
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5399
541.89
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
740
551.55
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1563
156.88
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
167.7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1128
113.22
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.61
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
14.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
10.24
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.42
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.49
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
26.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
100.39
74.83
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
278
207.2
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
203.48
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
89.44
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
87
64.84
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1363
136.8
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
152.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
854.54
85.77
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.62
86.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.72
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
33.62
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
29.07
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
327
32.82
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.49
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
18.28
18.28
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402.5
402.5
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
1.02
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.5
19.5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
12.67
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
12.67
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.4
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
12.67
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
97.97
97.97
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Tommy Sampson

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4706
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1568.2
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
1.99
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
3.17
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.19
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.46
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1100
6.31
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
5.85
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.73
92.73
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
0.2
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.49
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0