Kevin Foster vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Kevin Foster
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Foster 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. Kevin Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.86 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Kevin Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Foster and Con Murphy

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.57
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
83
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
4.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
8.83
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.55
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.88
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.36
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2205
38.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
5.19
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.34
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
34.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Kevin Foster and Con Murphy

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.31
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.29
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
83
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Foster and Con Murphy

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
335.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
501.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
95.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
67.69
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.46
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.69
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.52
35.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
33.75
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
135.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
126.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
46.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
58.46
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.84
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
101.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.5
35.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.69
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
181.54
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
67.69
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100