Vic Keen vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Vic Keen
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vic Keen 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 4.11 and 1.438 for Vic Keen. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vic Keen and Ed Murphy

Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.98
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.53
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.84
48.84
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
4.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
9.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.96
9.96
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
2.98
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.43
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.601
0.601
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3221
38.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.61
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
4.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
35.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Vic Keen and Ed Murphy

Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.33
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1566
27
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
9
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vic Keen and Ed Murphy

Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
386.72
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
539.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
79.69
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
30
70.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
15.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
89.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
42
98.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
42.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
12
28.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
30
70.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
7.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
70
164.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.66
3.66
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
42.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.69
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA