Gary Knotts vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Gary Knotts
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary Knotts 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 5.45 and 1.519 for Gary Knotts. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Knotts and Ed Murphy

Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
9.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.062
1.062
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1196
40.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.79
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.34
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1051
35.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Gary Knotts and Ed Murphy

Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.81
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.98
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.78
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.78
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Knotts and Ed Murphy

Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
5733.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
127.36
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
54.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.7
41.61
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
155.66
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.77
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
110.38
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
72.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.59
49.79
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA