Con Murphy vs. Vern Ruhle — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Ruhle
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Ruhle 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. Vern Ruhle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Vern Ruhle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Vern Ruhle

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.43
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.23
43.23
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.49
57.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
3.73
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4234
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411.1
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9.46
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.76
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2.22
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5964
38.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.29
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
4.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.39
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.81
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5483
34.96
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Vern Ruhle

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4234
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411.1
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.11
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.82
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.64
95.64
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.49
57.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Vern Ruhle

Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
872
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
485.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
72
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.94
21.18
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
85.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
133.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.9
18.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.86
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
96
256
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.34
2.34
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0