Danny Murphy vs. Nelson Simmons — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Nelson Simmons
Baby BoomersDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter

Looking at the career totals, Danny Murphy and Nelson Simmons are closely matched on the surface stats. Danny Murphy posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.336 vs .330) and batting average (.289 vs .261). Nelson Simmons had the advantage in home run production (11 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Nelson Simmons

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
163.49
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
367
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
330
539.51
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
86
140.6
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
60
98.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
14
22.89
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.63
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.98
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
26
42.51
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
43.87
71.72
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2188
219.61
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
220.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
117
191.28
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
38
62.13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
40
65.4
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
67
109.54
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
44.35
72.5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
50.68
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.81
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
88.28
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
6.8
6.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.81
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.63
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Nelson Simmons

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.02
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.18
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.839
1.839
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0