Herb Hash vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Herb Hash
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Hash 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 4.98 and 1.722 for Herb Hash. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Hash and Ed Murphy

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.66
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.84
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.98
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.84
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
6.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.74
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
41.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
35.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Herb Hash and Ed Murphy

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1566
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Hash and Ed Murphy

Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
42
560
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
22.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
12
160
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.85
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.09
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.25
11.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9.22
9.22
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA