Larry French vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Larry French
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry French 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. Larry French posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Larry French had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry French and Con Murphy

Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
1.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
1.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.49
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.37
67.37
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
0.57
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
3.44
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9456
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3375
9.64
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.47
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
2.34
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
3.39
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13465
38.45
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.31
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
4.11
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12604
35.99
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Larry French and Con Murphy

Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.24
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
27
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry French and Con Murphy

Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
286.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1057
531.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
100.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
83.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
13.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.51
25.91
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
120.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
126.24
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
41.74
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
42.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
83.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.33
25.31
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.01
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
24.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
210
105.62
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
5.68
5.68
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
42.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.06
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100