Danny Murphy vs. Big Bill Smith — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Big Bill Smith
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Danny Murphy and Big Bill Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Big Bill Smith had the edge in on-base percentage (.343 vs .336). By the career numbers, Big Bill Smith 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 Big Bill Smith

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1496
150.15
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
67
149.44
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
269
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5399
541.89
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
548.7
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1563
156.88
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
160.59
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1128
113.22
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
120.45
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
26.77
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.46
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
40.15
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779.24
78.21
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.26
78.65
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
98
218.59
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
202.97
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
64.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
57.99
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
118.22
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
854.54
85.77
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39.11
87.23
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.72
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
33.62
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
33.46
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
327
32.82
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.92
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.15
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.4
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.15
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
97.97
97.97
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Big Bill Smith

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.06
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
0.81
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1572
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
4.76
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.94
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.19
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
6.05
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
5.7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.32
94.32
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.355
5.355
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.52
67.52
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.13
66.13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0