Zack Greinke vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Zack Greinke
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zack Greinke 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. Zack Greinke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.178 compared to 3.64 and 1.394 for Ed Murphy. By the career numbers, Zack Greinke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Greinke and Ed Murphy

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.56
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.06
59.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
3.49
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.64
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3207
8.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
0.97
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
2.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.15
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
7.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.21
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13877
36.85
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
3.74
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12890
34.23
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Zack Greinke and Ed Murphy

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.56
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
0.9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
1.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
834
2.21
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
2.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.16
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Greinke and Ed Murphy

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
597
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
521
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
117
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.83
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.93
47.93
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
14.7
41.61
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
175
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
57
161.32
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
145
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48.43
48.43
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
114
114
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
5.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA