Con Murphy vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Bill Ricks

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Bill Ricks

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.76
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Bill Ricks

Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
79
551.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
104.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
90.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
33.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
153.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
76.74
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
125.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
36.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA