Steve Brown vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve 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. Steve Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Steve Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Brown and Con Murphy

Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.95
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.42
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
39.79
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.63
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
35.21
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.79
39.79
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Steve Brown and Con Murphy

Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.63
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.95
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.58
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.58
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Brown and Con Murphy

Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
181.4
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
600
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.81
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Steve Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100