Wilmer Fields vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Wilmer Fields
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wilmer Fields 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. Wilmer Fields posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.299 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Wilmer Fields had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilmer Fields and Con Murphy

Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.67
76.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
8.83
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.779
0.779
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1009
38.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
34.69
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Fields and Con Murphy

Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.53
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1444
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
2.34
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
2.24
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.51
69.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Fields and Con Murphy

Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
230.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
573.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
79
551.16
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
153.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
104.65
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
114.17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
90.7
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.48
61.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
33.75
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
213.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
172.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
153.49
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
82.59
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
76.74
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
106.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.84
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
184.62
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
125.58
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.04
70.55
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
36.11
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.81
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.5
123.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
10.75
10.75
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.29
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100