Christy Mathewson vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Christy Mathewson built a career as a starting pitcher and Con Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Christy Mathewson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.058 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Christy Mathewson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Christy Mathewson and Con Murphy

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.76
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.17
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Con Murphy

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.05
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.81
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Con Murphy

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
205.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
104.65
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
90.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
33.75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
153.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
47.96
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
98.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
36.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
5.4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
36.84
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
218
69.24
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.67
8.67
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
6.35
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
95.24
95.24
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100