Joe Bonikowski vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Joe Bonikowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bonikowski 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. Joe Bonikowski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Joe Bonikowski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bonikowski and Con Murphy

Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.33
43.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.2
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
37.75
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.72
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.24
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
34.22
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Joe Bonikowski and Con Murphy

Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.2
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.99
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.62
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.62
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.48
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bonikowski and Con Murphy

Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
13.63
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
5.7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100