Roy Crabb vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Roy Crabb
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Crabb built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Crabb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 3.64 and 1.394 for Ed Murphy. By the career numbers, Roy Crabb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Crabb and Ed Murphy

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.56
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.64
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
33.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Roy Crabb and Ed Murphy

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.33
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1566
27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
9
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Crabb and Ed Murphy

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
270
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
19
570
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.99
-59.58
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
330
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA