Willie Hernandez vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Danny Murphy
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Murphy built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 4.66 and 1.580 for Danny Murphy. By the career numbers, Willie Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Danny Murphy

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
5.46
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
8.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.045
1.045
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
39.62
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.8
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3891
33.52
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
33.27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Danny Murphy

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.76
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1031
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
343.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.89
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.83
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.59
29.59
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Danny Murphy

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
117
490.91
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
545.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
96.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
54.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.43
47.94
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
176.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
146.85
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
113.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.62
40.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
121.68
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.59
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA