Danny Murphy vs. Denard Span — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Denard Span
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Danny Murphy holds a real edge over Denard Span in this comparison. Danny Murphy led in home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 45), contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 153), and slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 100). Denard Span held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 116 vs 77). The edge belongs to Danny Murphy.

Hitting Stats for Danny Murphy and Denard Span

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1496
150.15
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
1359
136.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
5956
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
5326
536.53
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
1498
150.91
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
1090
109.81
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
265
26.7
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
72
7.25
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
7.15
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
43.66
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
408
41.1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
765.24
77.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2188
219.61
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
2120
213.57
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1945
195.22
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2049
206.41
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
705
70.76
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
77.87
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
70.46
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
490
49.36
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
1192
120.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
809.96
81.59
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.63
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
51.88
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.91
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
716
72.13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
8.32
8.32
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
52
5.24
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.72
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
86
8.66
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
185
18.64
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.94
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
197
19.77
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
24.58
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
75.82
75.82

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Denard Span

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
1.05
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1275
1.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34083
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11361
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3198
2.53
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.02
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
3274
2.59
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
3244
2.57
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0