Tom Murphy vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Tom Murphy
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Tom Murphy and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.759 vs .690) and slugging (.448 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .311). By the career numbers, Tom 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 Tom Murphy and Joe Start

Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
187.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
945
540
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
226
129.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
129
73.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
26.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
28
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
55.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.94
77.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
241.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
325
185.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
117
66.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
73.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
196
112
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
130.91
74.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.86
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
53.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
339
193.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.43
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Tom Murphy and Joe Start

Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2077
8.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2176
8.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2154
8.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.776
7.776
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.06
92.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0