Hosea Allen vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Hosea Allen
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hosea Allen 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 7.13 and 1.648 for Hosea Allen. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hosea Allen and Ed Murphy

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
10.39
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.39
10.39
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
43.51
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.34
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
38.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1866
36.12
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Hosea Allen and Ed Murphy

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hosea Allen and Ed Murphy

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
348.39
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
141.51
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
65.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.7
41.61
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
161.32
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
155.66
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.77
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
59.43
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
110.38
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
74.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.59
49.79
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.09
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA