Danny Murphy vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Danny Murphy comes out clearly ahead of Fred Whitfield across most offensive categories. Danny Murphy led in contact rate (K%+ 216 vs 107), home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 192), and walk rate (BB%+ 77 vs 53). Danny Murphy was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Danny Murphy and Fred Whitfield

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1496
150.15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5978
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5399
541.89
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
156.88
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
113.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
29.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
10.24
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.42
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
43.66
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779.24
78.21
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2188
219.61
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945
195.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
70.76
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
702
70.46
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
136.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854.54
85.77
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.72
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
33.62
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
32.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.28
18.28
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.37
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
19.77
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.97
97.97
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and Fred Whitfield

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
1.2
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
0.81
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32577
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10859
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
1.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5159
4.28
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
4.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.392
3.392
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.52
67.52
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0