Con Murphy vs. Ken Raffensberger — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Raffensberger 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. Ken Raffensberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Ken Raffensberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Ken Raffensberger

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.66
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.64
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.21
71.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2257
9.44
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.8
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
37.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
4.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8583
35.9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Ken Raffensberger

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.05
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.81
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.48
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Ken Raffensberger

Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
305.78
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
529.91
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
74.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
59.31
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.69
15.93
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
96.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
90.89
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
29.27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
23.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
50.06
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
15.4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
280
215.66
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.01
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0