Danny Murphy vs. Joe Sargent — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Joe Sargent
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Danny Murphy and Joe Sargent are closely matched on the surface stats. Danny Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .729) and slugging (.405 vs .388). Joe Sargent had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 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 Joe Sargent

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
187.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
178
506.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
45
127.96
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
30
85.31
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.75
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
10.24
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.22
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.69
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
15
42.65
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Joe Sargent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Sargent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Joe Sargent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
25.11
71.4
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
69
196.21
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
196.21
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Joe Sargent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Joe Sargent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
21
59.72
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
22
62.56
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
26.49
75.34
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
68.25
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Joe Sargent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
73.93
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
8.12
8.12
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
0.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
19.77
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.59
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.69
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.53
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.22
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Joe Sargent

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
0.81
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32577
27
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10859
9
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Joe Sargent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.13
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Joe Sargent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.727
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.52
67.52
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sargent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0