Jim Bouton vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bouton 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. Jim Bouton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Jim Bouton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bouton and Con Murphy

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.6
49.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
3.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
8.22
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.92
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.16
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
5.23
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5200
37.78
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.11
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
34.4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Jim Bouton and Con Murphy

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.81
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.29
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
2.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.07
95.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bouton and Con Murphy

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
467.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
528.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
48.73
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.26
8
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
57.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
79.19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
31.98
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
44.16
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.35
-9.67
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
160
243.65
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100