Danny Murphy vs. Dick Simpson — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Dick Simpson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Danny Murphy posted the stronger offensive profile against Dick Simpson. Danny Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .643) and on-base percentage (.336 vs .305). Dick Simpson had the advantage in home run production (15 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 Dick Simpson

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
290.42
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
595
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
518
522.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
107.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
71.6
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.02
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
36.3
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
57.32
57.81
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
175
176.47
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
177
178.49
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.79
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
56.47
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
136.13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.69
54.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.72
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.05
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
64.54
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
175.46
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
3.42
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.03
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.03
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.07
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.08
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
19.77
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.17
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Dick Simpson

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
1.2
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.91
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3869
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.2
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.62
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.66
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.52
67.52
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.09
62.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0