Jim Merritt vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Merritt 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 3.65 and 1.237 for Jim Merritt. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Merritt and Ed Murphy

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Ed Murphy

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Ed Murphy

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA