Joe Kennedy vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy 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 4.79 and 1.496 for Joe Kennedy. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kennedy and Ed Murphy

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.61
62.61
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
4.79
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.32
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4015
39.77
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Ed Murphy

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.96
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Ed Murphy

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
103
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
93.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
22.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
116.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
110.68
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
81.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
19.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA