Con Murphy vs. Chuck Rainey — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chuck Rainey
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chuck Rainey 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. Chuck Rainey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.553 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Chuck Rainey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Chuck Rainey

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.58
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.13
55.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.18
75.18
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2009
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669.2
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
9.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
3.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
4.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.3
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2950
39.65
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
5.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.4
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.93
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Chuck Rainey

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2009
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669.2
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.49
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
2.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.48
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
2.53
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.18
75.18
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Chuck Rainey

Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
798.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
492.45
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
12
67.92
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
12
67.92
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
14.98
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
12
67.92
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
20
113.21
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.96
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.98
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
50.94
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.24
12.66
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.86
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
45.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
32
181.13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.26
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA