Ed Foster vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Foster and Con Murphy are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ed Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.14 vs 5.07) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.776). Con Murphy had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.16 per nine innings vs 0.43). By the career numbers, Ed Foster had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Foster and Con Murphy

Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.93
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.8
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
36
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
30
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Ed Foster and Con Murphy

Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Foster and Con Murphy

Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-25.37
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100