Ed Brandt vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Ed Brandt
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Brandt 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. Ed Brandt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.375 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Ed Brandt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Brandt and Con Murphy

Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.48
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.58
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.32
45.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.54
73.54
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
3.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2342
9.29
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.53
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
3.48
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9721
38.57
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
4.3
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8908
35.34
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Ed Brandt and Con Murphy

Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.24
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.68
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Brandt and Con Murphy

Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
276.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
878
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
541.91
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
127.79
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
104.65
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
110.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
90.7
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.35
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.73
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
17.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.02
41.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
33.75
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
147.61
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
165.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
153.49
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
40.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
94.99
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.18
49.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
36.11
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
37.59
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
83
56.72
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
10.58
10.58
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
20.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100