Scott Karl vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Scott Karl
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Karl 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 4.81 and 1.548 for Scott Karl. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Karl and Ed Murphy

Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.09
49.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.45
90.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
4.81
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
10.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
10.39
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.39
10.39
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
3.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.61
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4444
39.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
5.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.09
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3977
35.72
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Scott Karl and Ed Murphy

Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
2.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.98
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
93.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.236
1.236
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.45
90.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Karl and Ed Murphy

Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
643.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
134
481.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
19
68.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50.3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.83
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.96
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
6.51
23.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
29
104.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
28
100.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.49
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
4.49
16.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
42
150.9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA