Dallas Braden vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden 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. Dallas Braden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Dallas Braden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Con Murphy

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
9.34
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1899
34.78
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Con Murphy

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.14
93.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Con Murphy

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100