Howard Murphy vs. Kevin Smith — Career Comparison

Howard Murphy
Pre-GenerationalAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Kevin Smith
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Howard Murphy and Kevin Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Kevin Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.516 vs .450) and slugging (.301 vs .200). Howard Murphy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.250 vs .215). By the career numbers, Kevin Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Howard Murphy and Kevin Smith

Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
223.88
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
209.01
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
60
537.31
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
551.35
Howard Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
107.46
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
95.5
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
107.46
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
55.86
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.42
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.41
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.64
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
28.64
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.43
40.42
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
107.46
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
165.77
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
143.28
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
126.13
Howard Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Howard Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
46.85
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
45.05
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
77.48
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
34.31
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.6
29.91
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
27.03
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
104
187.39
Howard Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
6.7
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Howard Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.41
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Howard Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.41
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Howard Murphy and Kevin Smith

Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.34
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
27
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2338
27
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
9
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779.1
9
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.13
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.03
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.14
Howard Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.43
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.22
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.25
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.16
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.947
1.947
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.362
2.362
Howard Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0