Bun Hayes vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Bun Hayes
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bun Hayes 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 5.95 and 1.586 for Bun Hayes. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bun Hayes and Ed Murphy

Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
5.95
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
370.2
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
10.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
10.39
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.78
10.78
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.39
10.39
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
40.77
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
6.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.34
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
35.89
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Bun Hayes and Ed Murphy

Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.73
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.2
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.89
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.44
58.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bun Hayes and Ed Murphy

Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
278.82
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
170
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
156
550.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
116.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
30
105.88
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
9.75
34.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
37
130.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
42
148.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.77
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.88
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
29
102.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
11.54
40.71
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.09
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
170
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9.22
9.22
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.65
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA