Dave Downs vs. Rob Murphy — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Murphy
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Rob 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 1.421 for Rob 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 Rob Murphy

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.71
45.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
3.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
3.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2659
38.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2352
33.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Rob Murphy

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Rob Murphy

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
23880
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
480
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.68
27.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.96
38.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA