Yale Murphy vs. Cole Young — Career Comparison

Yale Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Cole Young
Gen ZPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Yale Murphy and Cole Young are closely matched on the surface stats. Yale Murphy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.633 vs .610) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .305). Cole Young had the advantage in slugging (.305 vs .282). 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 Cole Young

Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
140.36
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
179.77
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
257
600
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
508.93
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
520.62
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
122.14
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
47
109.73
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
105
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
35
81.71
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.86
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.34
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.33
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.34
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
17.14
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.02
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.59
68.13
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22.54
52.62
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
143.57
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
158.75
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
208.93
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
77
179.77
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
108.21
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
24
56.03
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
48.21
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
56.03
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
156.43
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
44
102.72
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.86
73.77
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
23.24
54.26
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.67
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
86.79
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
28
65.37
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.33
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
40.71
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
47
109.73
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.74
14.74
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
5.47
5.47
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.67
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.67
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.34
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.33
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.33
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Cole Young
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Yale Murphy and Cole Young

Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cole Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.09
Cole Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.07
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.98
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3207
27
Cole Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1869
27
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1069
9
Cole Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
9
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.98
Cole Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.36
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.68
Cole Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.28
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
4.12
Cole Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.7
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.65
Cole Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
3.64
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.75
88.75
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.339
3.339
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.405
3.405
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Cole Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.4
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0