Donnie Murphy vs. Frank Taveras — Career Comparison

Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Frank Taveras
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Donnie Murphy and Frank Taveras are closely matched on the surface stats. Donnie Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.676 vs .615) and slugging (.395 vs .313). Frank Taveras had the advantage in on-base percentage (.302 vs .281). By the career numbers, Donnie Murphy 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 Frank Taveras

Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1150
156.85
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
931
600
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4399
600
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
838
540.06
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4043
551.44
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029
140.35
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
839
114.44
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
19.64
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
25.91
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.12
63.88
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404.69
55.2
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1267
172.81
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
177.59
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
102
65.74
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
68.61
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
29.19
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
121.16
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
97.52
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432.65
59.01
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.25
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
33.96
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.23
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
64.65
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.28
9.28
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
9.14
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.18
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
8.87
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
40.92
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
14.46
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
55.38
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.89
73.89

Fielding Stats for Donnie Murphy and Frank Taveras

Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1132
1.11
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
0.98
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
1.04
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27456
27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9152
9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1678
1.65
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
2.3
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
3.1
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
0.24
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
3.75
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5071
4.99
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
3.66
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4831
4.75
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.27
95.27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.268
4.268
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.81
75.81
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.52
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
0.56
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0