Con Murphy vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Con Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Pratt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Al Pratt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Al Pratt

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.25
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.76
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
11.18
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.13
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
43.47
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
9.16
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
38.35
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.47
43.47
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Al Pratt

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.46
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.38
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
2.64
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.24
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Al Pratt

Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
181.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
79
551.16
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
104.65
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
90.7
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
33.75
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
153.49
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
76.74
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.84
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
125.58
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
36.11
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.81
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
10.75
10.75
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100