Chris Michalak vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak 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 4.7 and 1.683 for Chris Michalak. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Ed Murphy

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
10.39
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.39
10.39
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
756
35.56
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Ed Murphy

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.78
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Ed Murphy

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.7
41.61
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
161.32
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.59
49.79
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA