Rick Mahler vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Rick Mahler
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Mahler 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 3.99 and 1.407 for Rick Mahler. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Mahler and Ed Murphy

Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.51
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.38
46.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.13
69.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
3.99
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2069
9.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.76
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
2.8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
4.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8306
38.31
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
4.48
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.85
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7515
34.66
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Rick Mahler and Ed Murphy

Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.56
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
2.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Mahler and Ed Murphy

Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
352.31
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
519.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
93
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
76.9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.89
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.09
21.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
110.88
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
112.67
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
35.77
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
33.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
67.96
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.27
19.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.88
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
117
104.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
59.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.94
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA