Bill Byrd vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Bill Byrd
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Byrd 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. Bill Byrd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Bill Byrd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Byrd and Con Murphy

Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.02
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.66
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.45
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.76
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
3.53
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4124
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374.2
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1394
9.13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
4.85
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5807
38.02
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
4.4
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5380
35.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Bill Byrd and Con Murphy

Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.01
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5440
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1813.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
1.99
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
2.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
2.66
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.48
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.938
1.938
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.55
73.55
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Byrd and Con Murphy

Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
228.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
901
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
804
535.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
137.85
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
104.65
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
95.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
90.7
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
23.97
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.66
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.95
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.11
71.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
33.75
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
209.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
189.79
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
153.49
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
77.91
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
76.74
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
89.9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.84
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
156.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
125.58
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.8
77.12
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
36.11
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
51.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.86
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
55.81
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.91
81.91
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
10.75
10.75
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
12.65
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100