Ross Grimsley vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Ross Grimsley
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ross Grimsley 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 3.81 and 1.330 for Ross Grimsley. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ross Grimsley and Ed Murphy

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.61
55.61
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
3.81
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2105
9.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.89
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
2.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.31
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.642
0.642
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8544
37.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.76
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7792
34.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Ross Grimsley and Ed Murphy

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.84
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.209
1.209
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Grimsley and Ed Murphy

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
519
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
529.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
45
67.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
41
61.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
9.15
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
49
73.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
52
78
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
31.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
22.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
36
54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.33
-5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
116
174
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
3.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
58.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA