Con Murphy vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble 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. Con Murphy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.07 and WHIP 1.776 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Con Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Joe Trimble

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
5.07
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.8
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
42.78
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.776
1.776
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Joe Trimble

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
2.81
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.48
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Joe Trimble

Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
551.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
76.74
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA