Matt Harvey vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Matt Harvey
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Harvey 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 4.42 and 1.297 for Matt Harvey. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Harvey and Ed Murphy

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.61
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
43.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
4.42
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
9.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.15
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
2.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4099
38.18
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3734
34.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Matt Harvey and Ed Murphy

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.63
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.56
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Harvey and Ed Murphy

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
394.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
556.36
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
27
58.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
41.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.18
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.72
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
37
80.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
31
67.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
17.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
14
30.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
21
45.82
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.39
-18.3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
235.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
34.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA