Dick Burton vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Dick Burton
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Burton 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. Dick Burton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Dick Burton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Burton and Con Murphy

Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.48
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.24
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
9.17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.72
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
41.12
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6.44
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
36.91
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.12
41.12
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Dick Burton and Con Murphy

Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.48
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.24
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.23
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.05
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.48
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.23
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burton and Con Murphy

Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
461.54
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
551.16
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
8.32
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-17.41
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.81
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
10.75
10.75
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100