Con Murphy vs. Ricky Romero — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ricky Romero
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ricky Romero 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. Ricky Romero posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Ricky Romero had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Ricky Romero

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.45
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
4.16
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2404
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801.1
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
8.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.92
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
3.98
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
6.99
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3439
38.62
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
4.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.28
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
33.76
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Ricky Romero

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.45
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2404
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.67
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.9
95.9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Ricky Romero

Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
3685.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
551.16
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.84
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
48.84
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-24.63
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
11
314.29
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA