Dale Murphy vs Reggie Jackson

Dale Murphy Reggie Jackson

Dale Murphy and Reggie Jackson compared on their MLB careers: Dale Murphy played 18 seasons, 1976 to 1993, Reggie Jackson 21 seasons, 1967 to 1987. Dale Murphy has .265 batting average to Reggie Jackson's .262. Reggie Jackson won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dale Murphy and Reggie Jackson career totals

2,180	GP	2,820
7,960	AB	9,864
1,197	R	1,551
2,111	H	2,584
398	HR	563
1,266	RBI	1,702
161	SB	228
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dale Murphy and Reggie Jackson postseason

3	GP	77
11	AB	281
1	R	41
3	H	78
0	HR	18
0	RBI	48
1	SB	5
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.5	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Dale Murphy and Reggie Jackson all-time places

61st (398)	Home runs	14th (563)
229th (2,111)	Hits	88th (2,584)
117th (1,266)	RBI	24th (1,702)
—	Stolen bases	284th (228)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Dale Murphy: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove ×5, NL MVP ×2, NL Silver Slugger ×4
Reggie Jackson: 5 championships; AL MVP, World Series MVP ×2, AL Silver Slugger ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dale Murphy and Reggie Jackson season by season

1st	1976	.262	0	9	1967	.178	1	6
2nd	1977	.316	2	14	1968	.250	29	74
3rd	1978	.226	23	79	1969	.275	47	118
4th	1979	.276	21	57	1970	.237	23	66
5th	1980	.281	33	89	1971	.277	32	80
6th	1981	.247	13	50	1972	.265	25	75
7th	1982	.281	36	109	1973	.293	32	117
8th	1983	.302	36	121	1974	.289	29	93
9th	1984	.290	36	100	1975	.253	36	104
10th	1985	.300	37	111	1976	.277	27	91
11th	1986	.265	29	83	1977	.286	32	110
12th	1987	.295	44	105	1978	.274	27	97
13th	1988	.226	24	77	1979	.297	29	89
14th	1989	.228	20	84	1980	.300	41	111
15th	1990	.245	24	83	1981	.237	15	54
16th	1991	.252	18	81	1982	.275	39	101
17th	1992	.161	2	7	1983	.194	14	49
18th	1993	.143	0	7	1984	.223	25	81
19th	—	—	—	—	1985	.252	27	85
20th	—	—	—	—	1986	.241	18	58
21st	—	—	—	—	1987	.220	15	43

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


3	GP	77
11	AB	281
1	R	41
3	H	78
0	HR	18
0	RBI	48
1	SB	5
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.5	OPS	0.9


3	GP	77
11	AB	281
1	R	41
3	H	78
0	HR	18
0	RBI	48
1	SB	5
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.5	OPS	0.9


3	GP	77
11	AB	281
1	R	41
3	H	78
0	HR	18
0	RBI	48
1	SB	5
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.5	OPS	0.9