Bob Murphy vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Lee Smith posted a stronger line than Bob Murphy. Lee Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.03 vs 5.68) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.754). By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bob Murphy and Lee Smith

Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
11.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
42.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
8.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.754
1.754
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
37.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.79
42.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Bob Murphy and Lee Smith

Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
95.35
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Murphy and Lee Smith

Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
561.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
36.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
142.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
133.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
31.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.75
15.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA