Yale Murphy vs. Woody Woodward — Career Comparison

Yale Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Woody Woodward
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Yale Murphy and Woody Woodward are closely matched on the surface stats. Yale Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.633 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .304). Woody Woodward had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Yale 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 Yale Murphy and Woody Woodward

Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
131
140.36
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
880
217.82
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
560
600
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2424
600
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
475
508.93
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2187
541.34
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
114
122.14
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
127.97
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
105
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
104.7
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.86
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
19.55
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.47
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.25
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.14
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
23.27
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.59
68.13
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182.94
45.28
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
134
143.57
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
627
155.2
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
208.93
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
699
173.02
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
108.21
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
51.49
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
48.21
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
36.63
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
156.43
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
87.87
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68.86
73.77
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199.04
49.27
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.22
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
86.79
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
41.83
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.42
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
40.71
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
301
74.5
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.74
14.74
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
8.05
8.05
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
10.64
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.97
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
46
11.39
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.47
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.71
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.18
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
48.28
48.28

Fielding Stats for Yale Murphy and Woody Woodward

Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.09
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
1.38
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
1.02
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3207
27
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17571
27
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1069
9
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5857
9
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.98
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1267
1.95
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.68
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2019
3.1
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.13
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
4.12
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3370
5.18
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.65
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3286
5.05
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.75
88.75
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.51
97.51
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.339
3.339
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.672
3.672
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.41
74.41
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
0.63
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0