Joe Gonzales vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Joe Gonzales
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Gonzales 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 4.35 and 1.548 for Joe Gonzales. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gonzales and Ed Murphy

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
10.39
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.39
10.39
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
40.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.65
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
37.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1866
36.12
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.65
40.65
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Joe Gonzales and Ed Murphy

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.33
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1566
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gonzales and Ed Murphy

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-53.43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.09
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9.22
9.22
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA