Donnie Murphy vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

On the career numbers, Jim Piersall posted the stronger offensive profile against Donnie Murphy. Jim Piersall posted stronger numbers in OPS (.721 vs .676) and on-base percentage (.334 vs .281). Donnie Murphy had the advantage in home run production (33 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jim Piersall 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 Jim Piersall

Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1734
157.85
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
931
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
838
540.06
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5890
536.19
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
146.02
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
108.51
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
23.3
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.73
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
37.51
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
99.12
63.88
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.46
68.32
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2276
207.19
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2153
195.99
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
102
65.74
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
73.83
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
121.16
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
802.41
73.05
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
64
41.25
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
47.7
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.09
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
53.07
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
11.31
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.37
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.67
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Donnie Murphy and Jim Piersall

Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1646
1.27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
0.98
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1302
1.01
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3892
3.01
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.75
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
3.66
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.63
97.63
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.81
75.81
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.1
79.1
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0