Homer Hillebrand vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Homer Hillebrand
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Homer Hillebrand 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. Homer Hillebrand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.51 and WHIP 1.099 compared to 3.64 and 1.394 for Ed Murphy. By the career numbers, Homer Hillebrand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Hillebrand and Ed Murphy

Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.64
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
114.2
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
6.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
3.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5.49
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
35.63
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Homer Hillebrand and Ed Murphy

Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.33
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
5.37
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.53
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
6.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.29
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
6.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.12
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.296
5.296
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.104
3.104
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Hillebrand and Ed Murphy

Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
47
197.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
217.92
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
143
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
131
549.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
31
130.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
25
104.9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.43
47.97
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.7
41.61
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
163.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
161.32
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
163.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
155.66
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
20
83.92
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
54.74
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.59
49.79
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.37
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.09
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9.22
9.22
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA