Donnie Murphy vs. Dickie Thon — Career Comparison

Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Dickie Thon
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Donnie Murphy and Dickie Thon are closely matched on the surface stats. Dickie Thon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.698 vs .676) and on-base percentage (.324 vs .281). Donnie Murphy had the advantage in slugging (.395 vs .374). By the career numbers, Dickie Thon 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 Dickie Thon

Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
215.9
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1387
170.85
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
931
600
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4871
600
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
838
540.06
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4449
548.02
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
144.86
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
107.16
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.65
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
23.77
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.17
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
8.75
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
37.69
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
99.12
63.88
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.9
67.61
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1666
205.21
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1533
188.83
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
65.74
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
61.1
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
53.58
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
121.16
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
860
105.93
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
90.85
58.55
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568.72
70.05
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.11
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
64
41.25
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
42.87
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
6.28
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
658
81.05
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.7
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.31
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
9.67
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
9.48
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
20.57
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
7.76
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.33
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.61
72.61

Fielding Stats for Donnie Murphy and Dickie Thon

Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.3
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1292
1.15
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
0.98
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
1
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30218
27
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10072.2
9
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.36
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
1.6
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
2.3
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3422
3.06
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.17
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
3.75
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5404
4.83
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
3.66
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5212
4.66
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
96.45
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.034
4.034
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.81
75.81
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.22
86.22
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.52
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.58
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0