Dave Downs vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs 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. Dave Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.64 and 1.394 for Ed Murphy. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and Ed Murphy

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Ed Murphy

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Ed Murphy

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
574.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
141.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
127.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
59.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
110.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA