Donnie Murphy vs. John Patterson — Career Comparison

Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
John Patterson
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Donnie Murphy and John Patterson are closely matched on the surface stats. John Patterson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.708 vs .676) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .281). Donnie Murphy had the advantage in slugging (.395 vs .358). By the career numbers, John Patterson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Donnie Murphy and John Patterson

Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
76
142.95
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
600
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
319
600
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
838
540.06
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
279
524.76
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
142.95
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
110.97
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
22.57
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.64
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.76
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99.12
63.88
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.3
79.56
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
188.09
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
205.02
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
65.74
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
82.76
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
63.95
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
121.16
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
142.95
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.37
85.34
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.76
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
41.25
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
58.31
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
41.38
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
41.38
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Donnie Murphy and John Patterson

Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.06
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
0.98
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1932
27
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
9
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.5
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.75
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
3.14
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
3.66
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
2.95
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.78
93.78
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.776
2.776
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.81
75.81
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0