Max Butcher vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Max Butcher
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Butcher 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. Max Butcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.410 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Max Butcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Butcher and Con Murphy

Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.68
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.48
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.53
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.26
47.26
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.56
68.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.52
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
3.73
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5359
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1935
9.75
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.94
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
2.44
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7761
39.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
4.46
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7157
36.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Max Butcher and Con Murphy

Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.24
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Butcher and Con Murphy

Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
316.18
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
552.85
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
79
551.16
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
101.69
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
87.83
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
12.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
13.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.64
20
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
117.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
116.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
39.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
34.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
73.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.87
15.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.79
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
92
85.05
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
7.05
7.05
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.36
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
21
19.41
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100