Nate Karns vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Nate Karns
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nate Karns 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 4.3 and 1.358 for Nate Karns. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nate Karns and Ed Murphy

Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
38.76
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1210
34.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Nate Karns and Ed Murphy

Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.83
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nate Karns and Ed Murphy

Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
3654.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.83
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.7
41.61
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
161.32
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.77
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
13.4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA