Bill Force vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Bill Force
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Force 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. Bill Force posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Bill Force had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Force and Con Murphy

Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.68
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.96
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.47
57.47
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
4.44
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2804
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934.2
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
9.24
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.59
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
2.74
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
4.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3724
35.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
5.53
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.18
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3280
31.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.86
35.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Bill Force and Con Murphy

Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.84
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.02
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
973.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.46
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
2.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.25
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.74
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.48
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.88
90.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.28
55.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Force and Con Murphy

Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
266.4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
518.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
114.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
104.65
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
84.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
30.55
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.4
54.26
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
33.75
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
167.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
167.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
153.49
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.99
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
50.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.84
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
108.76
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.45
59.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
36.11
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.86
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.81
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.75
122.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
10.75
10.75
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
29.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100