Kevin Brown vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Kevin Brown
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Brown 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. Kevin Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.235 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Kevin Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Brown and Con Murphy

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
1.34
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.4
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.44
59.44
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
3.28
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9769
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3079
8.51
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
2.49
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.12
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2397
6.62
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.3
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.38
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13542
37.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
3.75
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
0.91
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12343
34.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Kevin Brown and Con Murphy

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
1.34
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9769
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
1.55
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
2.76
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
2.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.48
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.1
95.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.955
1.955
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Brown and Con Murphy

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
511.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
575
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
516.52
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
66.78
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
54.26
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
10.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.52
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.7
15.34
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
83.48
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
91.83
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
20.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
30.26
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
49.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.32
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
19.83
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
187
195.13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.35
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100