Tom Murphy vs. Earl Sheely — Career Comparison

Tom Murphy
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Earl Sheely
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Tom Murphy and Earl Sheely are closely matched on the surface stats. Earl Sheely posted stronger numbers in OPS (.782 vs .759) and on-base percentage (.383 vs .311). Tom Murphy had the advantage in slugging (.448 vs .399). By the career numbers, Earl Sheely had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tom Murphy and Earl Sheely

Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
187.43
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1234
140.68
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5263
600
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
945
540
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4471
509.71
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
226
129.14
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1340
152.76
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
129
73.71
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1021
116.4
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
46
26.29
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
27.82
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.08
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
28
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
48
5.47
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
55.43
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
36.37
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
135.94
77.68
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728.03
83
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
241.71
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
203.15
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
325
185.71
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1943
221.51
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
66.86
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
65.21
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
128
73.14
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
85.16
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
196
112
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1271
144.9
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
130.91
74.8
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794.21
90.54
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.86
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.56
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
94
53.71
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
64.18
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
339
193.71
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
23.37
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.67
25.67
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
21.55
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.43
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.71
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.71
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.76
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.53
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.29
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
7.3
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 600 PA
51.56
51.56

Fielding Stats for Tom Murphy and Earl Sheely

Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.12
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1220
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.03
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6691
27
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2230.1
9
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2077
8.38
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12067
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2176
8.78
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12924
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2154
8.69
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12811
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.13
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.776
7.776
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.501
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.06
92.06
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.54
Earl Sheely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Earl Sheely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0