Donnie Murphy vs. Leo Posada — Career Comparison

Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Leo Posada
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Donnie Murphy and Leo Posada are closely matched on the surface stats. Leo Posada posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .676) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .281). Donnie Murphy had the advantage in slugging (.395 vs .371). By the career numbers, Leo Posada 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 Leo Posada

Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
155
188.64
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
600
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
493
600
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
838
540.06
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
426
518.46
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
132.66
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.01
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.39
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.52
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.74
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
26
31.64
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99.12
63.88
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.87
65.57
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
158
192.29
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
193.51
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
65.74
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
51
62.07
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
58
70.59
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
121.16
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
122.92
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57.98
70.57
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.87
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
41.25
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
55.98
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
127.79
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.09
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.16
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.6
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.67
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.17
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.51
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.09
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Donnie Murphy and Leo Posada

Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.14
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
0.98
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.03
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2884
27
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
961.1
9
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
2.16
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.75
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
2.31
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
3.66
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
2.26
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.57
97.57
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.975
1.975
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.81
75.81
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.16
90.16
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0