Donnie Murphy vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Donnie Murphy and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .676) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .281). Donnie Murphy had the advantage in slugging (.395 vs .368). By the career numbers, Joe Start 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 Joe Start

Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
931
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
838
540.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
99.12
63.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
102
65.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
188
121.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.22
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.51
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Donnie Murphy and Joe Start

Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
3.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
3.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.81
75.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0