Joe McClain vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McClain 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 4.42 and 1.360 for Joe McClain. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McClain and Ed Murphy

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.69
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
2.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.598
0.598
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
38.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
945
36.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Ed Murphy

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.72
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Ed Murphy

Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
75
569.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
15
113.92
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
29.77
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
19
144.3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
28.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.94
4.94
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA