Jeremy Hefner vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Jeremy Hefner
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jeremy Hefner 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 4.65 and 1.346 for Jeremy Hefner. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeremy Hefner and Ed Murphy

Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
72
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.65
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
9.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.71
9.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.16
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
2.21
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.963
0.963
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
38.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
5.22
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.56
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
35.71
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Jeremy Hefner and Ed Murphy

Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
72
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeremy Hefner and Ed Murphy

Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
461.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
52
480
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.83
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
10.95
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.15
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.92
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.52
-23.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
32
295.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
101.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA