Tom Glavine vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Glavine 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. Tom Glavine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Tom Glavine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glavine and Con Murphy

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
3.54
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
8.76
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
0.73
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
3.06
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.3
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
5.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Tom Glavine and Con Murphy

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.53
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
1.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
2.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
2.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glavine and Con Murphy

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
258.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1323
482.55
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
89.73
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
79.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
9.12
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
10.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.16
24.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
101.4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
127.29
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
33.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
32.83
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
66.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.2
28.16
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.73
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
36.84
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
329
120
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100