Chris Hammond vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Hammond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hammond and Joe Murphy

Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.5
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.84
30.84
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.54
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Chris Hammond and Joe Murphy

Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.497
0.497
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hammond and Joe Murphy

Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100