Rick Anderson vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Con Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.521 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Rick Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Anderson and Con Murphy

Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.61
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
10.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.43
10.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.84
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.91
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
39.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
35.66
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Con Murphy

Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.61
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Con Murphy

Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1400
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-21.51
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100