Mark Leiter vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Mark Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Leiter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.57 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. By the career numbers, Mark Leiter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Joe Murphy

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.49
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.55
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.1
47.1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.57
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9.16
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.35
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5154
39.17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
5.05
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4548
34.56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Joe Murphy

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Joe Murphy

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
893.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
8.23
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.58
-6.88
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100