Al Gettel vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Al Gettel
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Gettel 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 4.28 and 1.390 for Al Gettel. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Gettel and Ed Murphy

Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.97
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.78
45.78
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.93
42.93
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
4.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2203
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
8.71
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.88
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
38.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.64
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
4.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2838
34.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Al Gettel and Ed Murphy

Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
97.94
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
16.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.53
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
67.76
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.59
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
86.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.29
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
84.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.12
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.55
97.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Gettel and Ed Murphy

Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
442.97
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
564.84
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
128.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
110.16
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.41
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
13.23
31.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
150
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
140.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
53.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
53.77
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
32.81
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
37
86.72
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
14.57
34.16
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
58.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.09
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.24
10.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9.22
9.22
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Gettel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
18.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gettel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA