Con Murphy vs. Colin Rea — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Colin Rea
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Colin Rea 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. Colin Rea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Colin Rea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Colin Rea

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.53
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.55
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.75
81.75
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
8.72
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.35
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.43
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2566
38.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.66
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.19
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2321
34.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Colin Rea

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.53
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.95
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.98
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.75
81.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Colin Rea

Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
1422.22
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
45
500
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
15.49
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
77.78
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
9
100
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
7.69
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
23
255.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA