Jon Gray vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Jon Gray
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jon Gray 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 4.49 and 1.321 for Jon Gray. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Gray and Ed Murphy

Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.37
51.37
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.3
95.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
4.49
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3692
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
8.82
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.98
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
8.94
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.37
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5235
38.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
4.78
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.67
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4715
34.48
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Jon Gray and Ed Murphy

Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3692
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.7
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.3
95.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Gray and Ed Murphy

Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
508.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
516.73
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
22
46.98
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
17
36.3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.68
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
9.32
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
29
61.92
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
33
70.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
23.49
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.76
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
23
49.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.82
-12.43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
147
313.88
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
59.79
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA