Rich Hand vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Rich Hand
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Hand 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 4.01 and 1.475 for Rich Hand. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Hand and Ed Murphy

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.72
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
4.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
8.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
4.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
5.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2125
39.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1814
33.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Rich Hand and Ed Murphy

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1465
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
488.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.61
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.99
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Hand and Ed Murphy

Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
500
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
126
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
109
519.05
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
16
76.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
18.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
20
95.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
21
100
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.81
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
12.4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
31
147.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4.06
4.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.62
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA