Emery Adams vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Emery Adams
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Emery Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Murphy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 4.57 and 1.468 for Emery Adams. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Emery Adams and Ed Murphy

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.82
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.57
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.83
52.83
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.17
65.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.57
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
9.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
3.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.93
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1957
40.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
5.76
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.34
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.74
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.64
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
35.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Emery Adams and Ed Murphy

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.65
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2281
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.83
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.63
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
2.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
2.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.04
92.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.496
1.496
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.47
65.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Emery Adams and Ed Murphy

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
249.86
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
562.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
193.97
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
50
141.51
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
159.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
45
127.36
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
26.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.22
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
34.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.66
88.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
14.7
41.61
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
236.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
57
161.32
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
220.27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
55
155.66
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
77.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
53.77
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
69.04
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
21
59.43
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
146.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
39
110.38
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.39
100.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17.59
49.79
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
26.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.09
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.63
45.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9.22
9.22
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA