Daniel Murphy vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Daniel Murphy
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Daniel Murphy in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 74), home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 109). Daniel Murphy held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 205 vs 157). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Daniel Murphy and Lou Whitaker

Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1452
151.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5752
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5308
553.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.809
0.809
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1572
163.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1034
107.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
38.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
138
14.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
538
56.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
803.83
83.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2415
251.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1961
204.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
710
74.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
735
76.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1307
136.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
828.38
86.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.61
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
364
37.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
73.96
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8.11
8.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
48
5.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
12.93
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
68
7.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
93
9.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.12
73.12
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Daniel Murphy and Lou Whitaker

Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1348
1.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1269
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33484
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11161.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4310
3.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2467
1.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6902
5.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6777
5.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.19
98.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.027
5.027
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Daniel Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.14
94.14
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
0.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0