Ray Boyd vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Ray Boyd
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Boyd 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. Ray Boyd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Ray Boyd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Boyd and Con Murphy

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.54
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
38.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
34.41
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Ray Boyd and Con Murphy

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.43
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.05
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
12.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
2.81
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
10.93
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.48
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Boyd and Con Murphy

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
17
485.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
17.47
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
18.96
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
41.86
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100