Matt Garza vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Matt Garza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Garza 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 4.09 and 1.338 for Matt Garza. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Garza and Ed Murphy

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.53
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.56
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.73
46.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
4.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
8.84
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
3.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
7.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7313
38.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.61
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.77
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6575
34.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Matt Garza and Ed Murphy

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.53
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Garza and Ed Murphy

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
554.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
523.57
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
19
36.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
4.7
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
25
47.77
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
31
59.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.87
-20.77
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
155
296.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA