Dave Eiland vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Dave Eiland
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Dave Eiland built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Eiland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.74 and WHIP 1.582 compared to 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. By the career numbers, Dave Eiland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Eiland and Joe Murphy

Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.65
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.09
76.09
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
5.74
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
11.22
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
10.71
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.11
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.85
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.69
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.779
0.779
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1687
40.71
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
6.61
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.8
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1534
37.01
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Dave Eiland and Joe Murphy

Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.03
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.902
0.902
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Eiland and Joe Murphy

Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
2044.44
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
22
488.89
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
25.19
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-1.69
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100