Con Murphy vs. Roy Roberts — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Roberts
Lost GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Roberts 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. Roy Roberts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Roy Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Roy Roberts

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.46
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.42
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.04
43.04
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.88
72.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.66
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2183
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
727.2
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
9.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.32
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
4.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3101
38.35
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
5.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.52
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581
31.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Roy Roberts

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2092
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.05
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.4
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.81
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.48
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
2.76
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.798
1.798
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.07
68.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Roy Roberts

Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
240.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
548.08
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
101.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
88.46
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.46
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.9
26.73
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
123.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
121.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
30.77
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
92.31
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
28.38
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.23
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.81
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.85
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
10.75
10.75
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
156
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.69
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.92
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100