Matt Keough vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Matt Keough
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Keough 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 4.17 and 1.440 for Matt Keough. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Keough and Ed Murphy

Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.32
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.85
40.85
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
4.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3570
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1190
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
3.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5157
39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
4.77
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.39
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.66
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4534
34.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Matt Keough and Ed Murphy

Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.32
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3570
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.93
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
1.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Keough and Ed Murphy

Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
7233.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
574.53
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
141.51
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
127.36
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
68.82
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.7
41.61
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
161.32
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
155.66
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
77.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.59
49.79
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA