Dick Harley vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Dick Harley
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Harley 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 4.66 and 1.386 for Dick Harley. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Harley and Ed Murphy

Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.32
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.66
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
9.87
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.579
0.579
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
37.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.34
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
34.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Dick Harley and Ed Murphy

Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.33
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.59
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.29
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.36
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.12
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.556
3.556
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.104
3.104
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Harley and Ed Murphy

Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.05
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.58
-41.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
208.7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA