Danny Murphy vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Danny Murphy comes out clearly ahead of Ed Sprague Jr. across most offensive categories. Danny Murphy led in home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 118), contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 92), and slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 99). Ed Sprague Jr. held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 89 vs 77). Danny Murphy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Danny Murphy and Ed Sprague Jr.

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1203
157.36
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5399
541.89
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4095
535.64
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
29.01
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
43.66
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
554.53
72.53
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2188
219.61
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
702
70.46
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
912
119.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
549.09
71.82
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.72
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
46.83
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Ed Sprague Jr.

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
2.09
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
1.57
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5159
4.28
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4928
4.08
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.392
3.392
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.2
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.17
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0