David Murphy vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

David Murphy
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Whitaker comes out clearly ahead of David Murphy across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 100), home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 107), and contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 119). David Murphy held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 109 vs 108). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for David Murphy and Lou Whitaker

David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1110
173.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3836
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3467
542.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
950
148.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
627
98.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
31.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
16.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
323
50.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
David Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
David Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
David Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
504.32
78.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1497
234.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1275
199.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
David Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
David Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
David Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
440
68.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
73.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
808
126.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
516.2
80.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
316
49.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
David Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
575
89.94
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
6.67
6.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
David Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
9.54
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
54
8.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
David Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
82
12.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
David Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.85
65.85
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for David Murphy and Lou Whitaker

David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
968
1.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22522
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7507.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
1.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
David Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
1.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1647
1.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
David Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.701
1.701
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.95
85.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0