Con Murphy vs. Dick Rusteck — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Rusteck
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Rusteck 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. Dick Rusteck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Dick Rusteck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Dick Rusteck

Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
36
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
33
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Dick Rusteck

Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Dick Rusteck

Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
960
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
551.16
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Dick Rusteck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Rusteck
Career
Per 600 PA