Mike Krukow vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Mike Krukow
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Krukow 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 3.9 and 1.387 for Mike Krukow. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Krukow and Ed Murphy

Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.48
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.45
51.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
949
3.9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6572
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2190.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2188
8.99
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
0.81
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
3.15
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
6.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9393
38.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
4.39
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8410
34.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.59
38.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Mike Krukow and Ed Murphy

Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6572
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2190.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.86
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.77
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
94.92
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Krukow and Ed Murphy

Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
271.79
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
819
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
528.94
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
101.83
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
82.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.66
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.83
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.84
27.72
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
128.94
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
117.22
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
32.23
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
39.56
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
68.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.35
25.9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
194
142.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
51.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Krukow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.66
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Krukow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA