Rich Gale vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Rich Gale
Baby BoomersNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Gale built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Murphy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 4.54 and 1.528 for Rich Gale. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gale and Ed Murphy

Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.55
49.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.85
73.85
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
4.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2910
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.76
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
4.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
4.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4263
39.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
5.05
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3713
34.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Rich Gale and Ed Murphy

Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2910
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.77
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gale and Ed Murphy

Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
1519.48
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
68
529.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
9
70.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.83
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
4.56
35.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
16
124.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
9
70.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
19.63
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
50
389.61
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
1.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA