Donnie Murphy vs. Joe Thurston — Career Comparison

Donnie Murphy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Joe Thurston
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Donnie Murphy and Joe Thurston are closely matched on the surface stats. Donnie Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.676 vs .638) and slugging (.395 vs .323). Joe Thurston had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 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 Joe Thurston

Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
215.9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
287.5
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
600
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
838
540.06
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
337
526.56
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
114.72
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
118.75
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
61.22
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
78.13
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
29.65
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.25
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
21.27
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.56
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
53.49
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
26
40.63
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.12
63.88
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
35.34
55.22
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
213.32
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
109
170.31
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
166.27
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
181.25
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
65.74
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34
53.13
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
76.69
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.19
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
121.16
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
60
93.75
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.85
58.55
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34.77
54.33
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.31
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
41.25
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
54.69
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
264
170.14
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
104.69
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.73
5.73
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.22
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.25
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.16
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.69
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.67
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.06
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.58
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.09
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.94
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Donnie Murphy and Joe Thurston

Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.3
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.82
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.98
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.88
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
27
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
707.2
9
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.36
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.27
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.3
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.25
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.75
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
3.69
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
3.66
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.52
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.937
1.937
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.81
75.81
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.25
48.25
Donnie Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.52
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.41
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0