Danny Murtaugh vs. Ed Putman — Career Comparison

Danny Murtaugh
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Ed Putman
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Danny Murtaugh and Ed Putman are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Putman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.683 vs .648) and slugging (.366 vs .317). Danny Murtaugh had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .316). By the career numbers, Ed Putman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Danny Murtaugh and Ed Putman

Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
767
156.69
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2937
600
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2599
530.95
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
539.24
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
135.04
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
129.11
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
109.3
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
91.14
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
19.82
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.29
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.63
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
25.74
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289.71
59.19
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.71
58.53
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
824
168.34
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
197.47
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
957
195.51
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
189.87
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
53.73
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45.57
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
44.74
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
96.83
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324.42
66.28
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
58.7
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.84
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
58.63
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
43.92
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
136.71
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.66
13.66
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.58
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
10.01
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
10.01
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
10.01
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Danny Murtaugh and Ed Putman

Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.04
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.75
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
27
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
9
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1837
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.68
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.07
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3947
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
6.91
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3825
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
6.75
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.1
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.316
3.316
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11