Danny Murtaugh vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Danny Murtaugh
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Danny Murtaugh and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Jerry Willard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.706 vs .648) and slugging (.384 vs .317). Danny Murtaugh had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .322). By the career numbers, Jerry Willard 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 Jerry Willard

Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
767
156.69
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2937
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2599
530.95
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
783
530.85
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
135.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
109.3
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
19.82
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.29
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.63
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
25.74
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.29
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289.71
59.19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98.64
66.87
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
824
168.34
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
204.07
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
957
195.51
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
53.73
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
55.59
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
44.74
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
96.83
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
115.93
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324.42
66.28
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102.65
69.59
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.84
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.03
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
58.63
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
83
56.27
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
43.92
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.66
13.66
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.58
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
10.01
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
10.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
10.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Danny Murtaugh and Jerry Willard

Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.25
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5466
27
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1822
9
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1837
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.5
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3947
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3825
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.1
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murtaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Danny Murtaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31