Bud Black vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Bud Black
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Black 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. Bud Black posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Bud Black had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Black and Con Murphy

Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.81
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
10.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.8
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.94
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
42.19
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
36.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.19
42.19
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Bud Black and Con Murphy

Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.74
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.05
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
2.81
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.48
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Black and Con Murphy

Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.74
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-32.77
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100