Donnie Murphy vs. Willy Taveras — Career Comparison

Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Willy Taveras
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Donnie Murphy and Willy Taveras are closely matched on the surface stats. Donnie Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.676 vs .648) and slugging (.395 vs .327). Willy Taveras had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 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 Willy Taveras

Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
670
152.04
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
931
600
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2644
600
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
838
540.06
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2412
547.35
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
150.23
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
128.67
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
16.11
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.63
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.82
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
21.56
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
99.12
63.88
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281.62
63.91
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
179.05
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
830
188.35
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
102
65.74
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
81.24
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
29.05
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
121.16
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
108.47
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
70.57
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
7.26
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.25
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
30.86
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
390
88.5
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
6.78
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.8
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.72
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.86
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
44.25
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
9.98
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
54.24
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.59
81.59

Fielding Stats for Donnie Murphy and Willy Taveras

Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.12
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
0.98
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.01
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15014
27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5004.2
9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1445
2.6
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.07
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.04
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.75
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1508
2.71
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
3.66
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1485
2.67
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.63
97.63
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.384
2.384
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.81
75.81
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.89
89.89
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0