Danny Murphy vs. Reggie Sanders — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Reggie Sanders
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Danny Murphy and Reggie Sanders are closely matched on the surface stats. Reggie Sanders posted stronger numbers in OPS (.755 vs .742) and slugging (.434 vs .405). Danny Murphy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.336 vs .321). By the career numbers, Reggie Sanders 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 Reggie Sanders

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1496
150.15
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
26
148.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5399
541.89
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
565.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
27
154.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
17
97.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
29.01
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
43.66
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13.15
75.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2188
219.61
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
245.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
32
182.86
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
68.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
57.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
19
108.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13.03
74.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
33.62
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
114.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.4
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
97.97
97.97
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Reggie Sanders

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.02
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.93
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.7
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
9.75
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
9.63
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Reggie Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
0.2
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0