Kyle Kendrick vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Kyle Kendrick
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kyle Kendrick 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 4.68 and 1.414 for Kyle Kendrick. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Kendrick and Ed Murphy

Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.57
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.58
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.39
49.39
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.92
83.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1424
9.94
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.94
9.94
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
2.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
4.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5595
39.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
722
5.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5056
35.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Kyle Kendrick and Ed Murphy

Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.53
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
2.22
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
2.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.91
95.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.196
1.196
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.53
83.53
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Kendrick and Ed Murphy

Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
352.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
508.84
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
70.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
41
55.78
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.36
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.36
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.97
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
12.56
17.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
89.8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
99.32
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
31.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
42.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
6.06
8.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
158
214.97
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
61.22
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Kyle Kendrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.36
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Kendrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA