Danny Murphy

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1900-1915)

AVG .289
HR 44
RBI 702
H 1,563
OPS .742
PIV 14,063
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 175 lb
Born
8/11/1876 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died
11/22/1955 in Jersey City, NJ, USA
MLB Debut
1900-09-17
Last Game
1915-07-01

Full name: Daniel Francis Murphy

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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

Career Arc

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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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
16 59 10 18 7 0 1 12 1 5 .305

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1911 WS PHA 6 23 4 7 3 0 0 3 0 3 .304
1910 WS PHA 5 20 6 8 3 0 1 9 1 0 .400
1905 WS PHA 5 16 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .188

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home733258435981421383.315
Away763282434574923315.265

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1915-07-01 BRFKCFL 100000000
1915-05-31 BRFNEWL 101000000
1915-05-29 BRFSLFL 300000001
1915-05-21 BRFCHFL 000000000
1915-05-10 BRFKCFL 100000001
1914-09-17 BRFINDL 100000000
1914-09-10 BRFSLFL 100000001
1914-08-18 BRFKCFL 100000000
1914-08-18 BRFKCFL 100000000
1914-08-14 BRFSLFW 100000000

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

Position Diamond

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%.

Career Spans

Danny Murphy (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Heinie Zimmerman
    .295 avg, 58 HR
  2. 65
    Jimmy Williams
    .275 avg, 49 HR
  3. 64
    Dick Hoblitzell
    .278 avg, 27 HR
  4. 64
    Hardy Richardson
    .299 avg, 73 HR
  5. 62
    Sam Wise
    .272 avg, 48 HR
  6. 61
    Jimmy Collins HOF
    .294 avg, 65 HR

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 1563 hits.