Eddie Murray vs Kent Hrbek

Eddie MurrayKent Hrbek

Eddie Murray and Kent Hrbek compared on their MLB careers: Eddie Murray played 21 seasons, 1977 to 1997, Kent Hrbek 14 seasons, 1981 to 1994. Eddie Murray has .287 batting average to Kent Hrbek's .282. Eddie Murray won 1 title, Kent Hrbek won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eddie Murray and Kent Hrbek career totals
3,026GP1,747
11,336AB6,192
1,627R903
3,255H1,749
504HR293
1,917RBI1,086
110SB37
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Eddie Murray and Kent Hrbek postseason
44GP24
159AB91
21R10
41H14
9HR3
25RBI12
3SB0
0.3AVG0.2
0.4OBP0.2
0.5SLG0.3
0.8OPS0.5

Where each stands all time

Eddie Murray and Kent Hrbek all-time places
28th (504)Home runs179th (293)
13th (3,255)Hits—
9th (1,917)RBI203rd (1,086)

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

  • Eddie Murray: 1 championship; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Gold Glove ×3, AL Silver Slugger ×2, NL Silver Slugger
  • Kent Hrbek: 2 championships; none on file

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.

Eddie Murray and Kent Hrbek season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1977.28327881981.23917
2nd1978.28527951982.3012392
3rd1979.29525991983.2971684
4th1980.300321161984.31127107
5th1981.29422781985.2782193
6th1982.316321101986.2672991
7th1983.306331111987.2853490
8th1984.306291101988.3122576
9th1985.297311241989.2722584
10th1986.30517841990.2872279
11th1987.27730911991.2842089
12th1988.28428841992.2441558
13th1989.24720881993.2422583
14th1990.33026951994.2701053
15th1991.2601996————
16th1992.2611693————
17th1993.28527100————
18th1994.2541776————
19th1995.3232182————
20th1996.2602279————
21st1997.222318————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI