Danny Murphy vs. Frank Smykal — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Frank Smykal
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Danny Murphy and Frank Smykal are closely matched on the surface stats. Frank Smykal posted stronger numbers in OPS (.800 vs .742) and on-base percentage (.500 vs .336). Danny Murphy had the advantage in slugging (.405 vs .300). By the career numbers, Frank Smykal 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 Frank Smykal

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
10
400
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.913
0.913
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1128
113.22
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.42
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779.24
78.21
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
102.94
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
280
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.143
1.143
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
702
70.46
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
854.54
85.77
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
107.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.72
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
40
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
1.02
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
19.77
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
19.37
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.4
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
19.77
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
97.97
97.97
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Frank Smykal

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
0.81
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32577
27
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10859
9
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.833
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.52
67.52
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0