James Atkins vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins 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. James Atkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 3.64 and 1.394 for Ed Murphy. By the career numbers, James Atkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Ed Murphy

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.64
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.99
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Ed Murphy

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.33
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1566
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Ed Murphy

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
574.53
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
141.51
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
127.36
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.7
41.61
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
161.32
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
155.66
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.59
49.79
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA