How John Murphy's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

John Murphy posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 2.78, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. Across 1 season, the Defense Independent ERA arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 1 season.

John Murphy Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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John Murphy
Defense Independent ERA
Career2.78
Season Avg.2.78
162 Game Avg.2.78
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John Murphy Defense Independent ERA Per Season

John Murphy's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Union Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Murphy Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

John Murphy Defense Independent ERA by Team

John Murphy's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Murphy career Defense Independent ERA by team bar chart

John Murphy Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how John Murphy's career Defense Independent ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
John Murphy Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

John Murphy Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Murphy's seasonal Defense Independent ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
John Murphy Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Murphy Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Murphy's MLB career with Defense Independent ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
John Murphy Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table