Pat Murphy vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Pat Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Whitaker posted the stronger offensive profile against Pat Murphy. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .550) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .278). By the career numbers, Lou Whitaker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Pat Murphy and Lou Whitaker

Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
154.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
334
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
555.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
68
122.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
100.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
21.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26.19
47.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
84
150.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
93
167.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
34
61.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
21
37.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
54
97.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
28.72
51.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
24
43.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Pat Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Pat Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
11.93
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Pat Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Pat Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Pat Murphy and Lou Whitaker

Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2154
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
5.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Pat Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.86
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
8.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
7.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.22
89.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Pat Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.563
6.563
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.41
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0