Danny Murphy vs. Hank Sauer — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Hank Sauer
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

Danny Murphy and Hank Sauer are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 108 for Danny Murphy, 104 for Hank Sauer), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 129). The overall lean goes to Danny Murphy, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Danny Murphy and Hank Sauer

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1399
155.04
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
5414
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
4796
531.51
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1278
141.63
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
771
85.45
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
200
22.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
31.92
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
435
43.66
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
56.19
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
779.24
78.21
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821.86
91.08
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2188
219.61
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2380
263.76
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1873
207.57
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
78.57
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
702
70.46
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876
97.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1363
136.8
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1297
143.74
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
854.54
85.77
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
830.88
92.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.77
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
561
62.17
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
0.78
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
714
79.13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.58
7.58
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.55
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
107
11.86
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.22
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.44
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.66
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
73.33
73.33

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Hank Sauer

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
1.2
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
3.36
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10162
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3387.1
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2711
7.2
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.37
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.19
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.2
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2924
7.77
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2850
7.57
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.251
2.251
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.52
67.52
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.99
31.99
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.13
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0