Ken Hunt vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Ken Hunt
Silent GenerationUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Hunt 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 3.96 and 1.445 for Ken Hunt. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Hunt and Ed Murphy

Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.86
75.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.96
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
8.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.86
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.36
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.95
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.034
1.034
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
38.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.62
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
33.93
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Ken Hunt and Ed Murphy

Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Hunt and Ed Murphy

Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
395.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
39
531.82
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
95.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.76
24.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
259.09
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA