Mel Held vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Mel Held
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Murphy posted a stronger line than Mel Held. Ed Murphy posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.64 vs 5.14) and WHIP (1.394 vs 1.571). By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mel Held and Ed Murphy

Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
37.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
33.43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Mel Held and Ed Murphy

Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.59
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Held and Ed Murphy

Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
217.92
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
600
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.09
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Held
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA