Matt Moore vs. Bob Murphy — Career Comparison

Matt Moore
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Matt Moore built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Moore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 5.68 and 1.754 for Bob Murphy. By the career numbers, Matt Moore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Moore and Bob Murphy

Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.91
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.18
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.29
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.56
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.52
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4.39
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.68
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3428
27
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142.2
9
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
8.64
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
11.37
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.18
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.83
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.42
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.29
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.68
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.54
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.32
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4961
39.07
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
42.79
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.39
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
4.73
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
8.84
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.64
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.754
1.754
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4373
34.44
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
37.97
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.07
39.07
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.79
42.79

Fielding Stats for Matt Moore and Bob Murphy

Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.91
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.31
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.29
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3428
27
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142.2
9
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.94
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.3
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.35
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.82
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.26
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.69
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Moore and Bob Murphy

Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
1892.31
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
533.33
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
561.9
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
9
46.15
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.15
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.57
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
2.83
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
36.48
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
9
46.15
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
142.86
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
11
56.41
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
133.33
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.82
-24.72
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
31.23
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.57
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
47
241.03
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.75
15.75
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.38
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA