Patsy Dougherty vs. Red Murray

[Cowtipper]

We're playing the "who is better than his most similar comp" game.

My starting point was Tommy Dowd, the guy with the lowest WAR among all batters with at least 5,000 plate appearances. I hope to work my way up to *somebody* vs. Babe Ruth. That'd be cool.

Which of these players would you like to build your franchise around?

Dougherty:

1233 G
5109 PA
4558 AB
678 R
1294 H
138 2B
78 3B
17 HR
413 RBI
261 SB
378 BB
458 K
.284 BA
.346 OBP
.360 SLG
.705 OPS
117 OPS+
1639 TB
54 HBP
119 SH
15.5 WAR

Murray:

1264 G
4786 PA
4334 AB
555 R
1170 H
168 2B
96 3B
37 HR
579 RBI
321 SB
>=33 CS
299 BB
379 K
.270 BA
.323 OBP
.379 SLG
.702 OPS
108 OPS+
1641 TB
40 HBP
113 SH
14.7 WAR

If Dougherty wins, he will face his third-most similar comp's eighth-most similar comp. If Murray wins, he will face his most similar comp.

Past face-offs (winner in bold):

Tommy Dowd vs. Ned Hanlon (as a player)
Ned Hanlon (as a player) vs. Joe Hornung
Ned Hanlon (as a player) vs. Curt Welch
Curt Welch vs. Blondie Purcell
Curt Welch vs. Bob Bescher
Curt Welch vs. George Pinkney
Curt Welch vs. Joe Hornung
Curt Welch vs. Rube Oldring
Curt Welch vs. Solly Hofman
Curt Welch vs. Tom York
Curt Welch vs. George Case
Curt Welch vs. Tommy Dowd
Curt Welch vs. Charlie Hemphill
Curt Welch vs. George Browne
Curt Welch vs. Jack McCarthy
Curt Welch vs. Shad Barry
3Curt Welch vs. Patsy Dougherty
Patsy Dougherty vs. Carson Bigbee
Patsy Dougherty vs. Jack Smith
Patsy Dougherty vs. Johnny Bates - tie
Patsy Dougherty vs. Johnny Bates vs. Cliff Heathcote vs. Mike Mitchell
Patsy Dougherty vs. Lou Finney
Patsy Dougherty vs. Whitey Witt
Patsy Dougherty vs. Ducky Holmes
Patsy Dougherty vs. Matty McIntyre
Patsy Dougherty vs. Gene Richards
Patsy Dougherty vs. Tom Goodwin
Patsy Dougherty vs. Peanuts Lowrey
Patsy Dougherty vs. Patsy Tebeau
Patsy Dougherty vs. Billy Hatcher

[PVNICK]

I thought Murray would knock Dougherty off when I saw the match-up. But alas, much like John McGraw, from what think I have read, Murray left me disappointed. Dougherty gets it for me.

[Cowtipper]

Yeah, I thought Murray had a shot at edging out Dougherty, but the latter beats the former in too many categories. In terms of stardom, however, Murray may have edged Dougherty--he was considered one of the best rightfielders in NYG history upon his passing. Still, I have to give the nod to Dougherty.