Gary Gentry vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Gary Gentry
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary Gentry 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. Gary Gentry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.294 compared to 3.64 and 1.394 for Ed Murphy. By the career numbers, Gary Gentry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Gentry and Ed Murphy

Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.57
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.42
48.42
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.9
87.9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
3.56
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.64
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2708
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
7.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
3.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
6.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
37.89
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
3.99
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3351
33.41
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Gary Gentry and Ed Murphy

Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.57
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2706
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.82
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.81
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.153
1.153
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.9
87.9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Gentry and Ed Murphy

Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
292.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
527.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
27
50
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
42.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.41
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
7.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
31
57.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
39
72.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
12
22.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
22
40.74
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.41
-13.72
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.85
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.37
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
174
322.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
46.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.85
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.85
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.85
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA