Rube Marquard vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Rube Marquard
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Marquard 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. Rube Marquard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 3.64 and 1.394 for Ed Murphy. By the career numbers, Rube Marquard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Marquard and Ed Murphy

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.48
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.17
53.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.37
75.37
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.64
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9920
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3233
8.8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
2.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1593
4.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.741
0.741
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13657
37.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1443
3.93
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12760
34.73
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Rube Marquard and Ed Murphy

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
19.37
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.53
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
25.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.59
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
28.88
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.29
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.12
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.98
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Marquard and Ed Murphy

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
269.12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1195
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1107
555.82
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
99.41
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
88.87
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
8.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
10.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.2
23.7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
112.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
119.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
31.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
32.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
63.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.98
22.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.57
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
208
104.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.75
5.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA