Johnny Kucks vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Johnny Kucks
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Kucks 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 4.1 and 1.375 for Johnny Kucks. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Kucks and Ed Murphy

Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.99
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.18
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.09
49.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.42
59.42
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
4.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2815
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
938.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
9.3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
2.95
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.689
0.689
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.37
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4030
38.65
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.37
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
4.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3683
35.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Johnny Kucks and Ed Murphy

Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.99
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.18
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2813
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.86
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
2.43
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
2.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.47
94.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.42
59.42
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Kucks and Ed Murphy

Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
363.16
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
510.53
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
32
56.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
47.37
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
8.77
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.77
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
6.32
11.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
37
64.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
52
91.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
36.84
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.53
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
47.37
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-1.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
95
166.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
54.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.51
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA