Danny Murphy
Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1900-1915)
Danny Murphy was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1900 to 1915 for the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Brooklyn Tip-Tops, a span of 16 seasons. In 1,496 career games, he hit .289 with 1,563 hits, 44 home runs, and 702 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 14,063.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Second Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'9" / 175 lb
- Died
- 11/22/1955 in Jersey City, NJ, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1900-09-17
- Last Game
- 1915-07-01
Full name: Daniel Francis Murphy
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,496 | 5,399 | 705 | 1,563 | 289 | 102 | 44 | 702 | 193 | 335 | 327 | .289 | .336 | .405 | .742 | 14,063 |
Career AVG .289 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +13.4% above league average.
Career OBP .336 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +6.0% above league average.
Career SLG .405 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +21.3% above league average.
Career OPS .742 vs. league average .652 across their career seasons — +13.8% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | NY1 | NL | 22 | 74 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | .270 | .279 (-3%) | .338 (+1%) | .366 (-23%) | .705 (-11%) | -103.9 |
| 1901 | NY1 | NL | 5 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1902 | PHA | AL | 76 | 291 | 48 | 91 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 13 | 17 | .313 | .266 (+17%) | .321 (+9%) | .343 (+21%) | .665 (+15%) | 683.3 |
| 1903 | PHA | AL | 133 | 513 | 66 | 140 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 60 | 17 | 13 | 34 | .273 | .261 (+4%) | .316 (-7%) | .345 (+11%) | .662 (+2%) | -35.9 |
| 1904 | PHA | AL | 150 | 557 | 78 | 160 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 77 | 22 | 22 | 31 | .287 | .246 (+16%) | .300 (+6%) | .321 (+37%) | .622 (+22%) | 1886.6 |
| 1905 | PHA | AL | 151 | 537 | 71 | 149 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 71 | 23 | 42 | 34 | .277 | .248 (+12%) | .307 (+10%) | .322 (+21%) | .629 (+16%) | 1523.7 |
| 1906 | PHA | AL | 119 | 448 | 48 | 135 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 17 | 21 | 19 | .301 | .247 (+22%) | .307 (+11%) | .315 (+28%) | .622 (+20%) | 1389.7 |
| 1907 | PHA | AL | 124 | 469 | 51 | 127 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 11 | 30 | 17 | .271 | .245 (+10%) | .304 (+4%) | .308 (+12%) | .613 (+8%) | 583.5 |
| 1908 | PHA | AL | 142 | 525 | 51 | 139 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 16 | 32 | 37 | .265 | .240 (+10%) | .298 (+4%) | .306 (+20%) | .605 (+12%) | 936.9 |
| 1909 | PHA | AL | 149 | 541 | 61 | 152 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 69 | 19 | 35 | 38 | .281 | .244 (+15%) | .306 (+8%) | .312 (+32%) | .618 (+20%) | 1739.5 |
| 1910 | PHA | AL | 151 | 560 | 70 | 168 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 64 | 18 | 31 | 32 | .300 | .249 (+20%) | .317 (+6%) | .326 (+33%) | .644 (+20%) | 1733.6 |
| 1911 | PHA | AL | 141 | 508 | 104 | 167 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 66 | 22 | 50 | 18 | .329 | .266 (+23%) | .336 (+18%) | .356 (+29%) | .693 (+24%) | 2438.6 |
| 1912 | PHA | AL | 36 | 130 | 27 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 8 | .323 | .268 (+20%) | .335 (+20%) | .358 (+24%) | .694 (+22%) | 506.9 |
| 1913 | PHA | AL | 40 | 59 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .322 | .259 (+24%) | .325 (+12%) | .345 (+27%) | .670 (+20%) | 173.3 |
| 1914 | BRF | FL | 52 | 161 | 16 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 16 | .304 | .255 (+19%) | .322 (+16%) | .339 (+28%) | .661 (+22%) | 606.8 |
| 1915 | BRF | FL | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 16 seasons | 1,496 | 5,399 | 705 | 1,563 | 289 | 102 | 44 | 702 | 193 | 335 | 327 | .289 | — | — | — | — | 14,063 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1496 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 733 | 2584 | 359 | 814 | 21 | 383 | .315 |
| Away | 763 | 2824 | 345 | 749 | 23 | 315 | .265 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915-07-01 | BRF | KCF | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915-05-31 | BRF | NEW | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915-05-29 | BRF | SLF | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1915-05-21 | BRF | CHF | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915-05-10 | BRF | KCF | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1914-09-17 | BRF | IND | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914-09-10 | BRF | SLF | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1914-08-18 | BRF | KCF | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914-08-18 | BRF | KCF | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914-08-14 | BRF | SLF | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2B | 839 | 594 | 1686 | 2320 | 199 | 210 |
| OF | 612 | 385 | 816 | 87 | 31 | 25 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | NY1 | 2B | 22 | 0 | 46 | 49 | 12 | 9 |
| 1901 | NY1 | 2B | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 1902 | PHA | 2B | 76 | 0 | 167 | 197 | 14 | 22 |
| 1903 | PHA | 2B | 133 | 0 | 241 | 349 | 32 | 34 |
| 1904 | PHA | 2B | 150 | 149 | 280 | 455 | 46 | 35 |
| 1905 | PHA | 2B | 151 | 151 | 290 | 390 | 32 | 29 |
| 1906 | PHA | 2B | 119 | 118 | 239 | 308 | 26 | 38 |
| 1907 | PHA | 2B | 122 | 121 | 271 | 386 | 24 | 28 |
| 1908 | PHA | 1B | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1908 | PHA | 2B | 56 | 55 | 144 | 162 | 11 | 13 |
| 1908 | PHA | OF | 84 | 85 | 145 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 1909 | PHA | OF | 149 | 149 | 191 | 17 | 5 | 5 |
| 1910 | PHA | OF | 151 | 151 | 209 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| 1911 | PHA | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 1911 | PHA | OF | 136 | 0 | 162 | 34 | 8 | 6 |
| 1912 | PHA | OF | 36 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1913 | PHA | OF | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1914 | BRF | OF | 46 | 0 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 1915 | BRF | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | BRF | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 3 |
| Second Base | 838 |
| Left Field | 2 |
| Center Field | 12 |
| Right Field | 601 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Danny Murphy (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Danny Murphy: the record in brief
Danny Murphy played a first major league game on September 17, 1900 and a last one on July 1, 1915. The team column moves through the New York Giants (1900 through 1901), the Philadelphia Athletics (1902 through 1913), and the Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914 to 1915). At 5'9" and 175 pounds, Murphy is listed as a second baseman. Murphy threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is August 11, 1876, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Murphy's death is recorded on November 22, 1955, in Jersey City, NJ, USA. Danny Murphy was the playing name; the full given name is Daniel Francis.
Murphy's career batting table shows 1,496 games, 5,399 at bats and 1,563 hits, a .289 average, adding 44 home runs, 702 RBI, and 193 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .336 and the slugging percentage .405, for an OPS of .742. The league as a whole hit .255 across Murphy's seasons, which puts the .289 career mark 13.4% above average.
Frequently Asked Questions about Danny Murphy
- What years did Danny Murphy play?
- Danny Murphy played in Major League Baseball from 1900 to 1915.
- Was Danny Murphy a pitcher?
- No. Danny Murphy was a position player (Second Baseman).
- How many home runs did Danny Murphy hit?
- Danny Murphy hit 44 career home runs with 1,563 hits.
- What teams did Danny Murphy play for?
- Danny Murphy played for 3 teams: the New York Giants (1900–1901), the Philadelphia Athletics (1902–1913), and the Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–1915).
- What were Danny Murphy's career stats?
- In 1,496 games, Danny Murphy had 1,563 hits, 44 home runs, 702 RBI, 705 runs, and 193 stolen bases, with a .289 batting average.
- What position did Danny Murphy play?
- Danny Murphy played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Danny Murphy and how much did he weigh?
- Danny Murphy was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 175 pounds.
- How many home runs did Danny Murphy hit each season?
- Danny Murphy's home runs by season: 0 in 1900, 0 in 1901, 1 in 1902, 1 in 1903, 7 in 1904, 6 in 1905, 2 in 1906, 2 in 1907, 4 in 1908, 5 in 1909, 4 in 1910, 6 in 1911, 2 in 1912, 0 in 1913, 4 in 1914, and 0 in 1915. His most in one season was 7, in 1904.
- What was Danny Murphy's career batting average?
- Danny Murphy batted .289 over his career, with 1,563 hits in 5,399 at bats.
- How many RBI did Danny Murphy have?
- Danny Murphy drove in 702 runs in his career.
- Is Danny Murphy in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Danny Murphy has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.