Tony Murphy vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Tony Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationCatcher
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Tony Murphy and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .667) and slugging (.443 vs .333). Tony Murphy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .308). By the career numbers, Fred Whitfield had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tony Murphy and Fred Whitfield

Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Tony Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
61.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Tony Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Tony Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Tony Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Tony Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Tony Murphy and Fred Whitfield

Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Tony Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Tony Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
99
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0