Russ Meyer vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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 1.409 for Russ Meyer. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meyer and Ed Murphy

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.87
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.65
68.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
3.99
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
3.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
3.95
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6570
38.61
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6014
35.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Russ Meyer and Ed Murphy

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.59
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.12
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.022
1.022
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meyer and Ed Murphy

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
336.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
10.11
10.66
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
82.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.42
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.36
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.72
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.44
-3.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA