Bryan Mitchell vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Bryan Mitchell
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bryan Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan Mitchell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.13 and WHIP 1.700 compared to 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. By the career numbers, Bryan Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Mitchell and Joe Murphy

Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.39
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.03
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.51
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.3
30.3
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
5.13
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175.1
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
10.52
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.52
10.52
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.98
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
4.57
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.17
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.44
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
41.17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
5.7
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.18
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.653
1.653
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
36.03
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.17
41.17
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Bryan Mitchell and Joe Murphy

Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.42
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.02
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176.1
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.97
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.99
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.68
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.43
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.85
84.85
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.85
29.85
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Mitchell and Joe Murphy

Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
1980
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
19
570
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.63
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
8.23
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-18.73
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-17.7
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
330
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bryan Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100