Con Murphy vs. Tom Underwood — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Underwood
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Underwood 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. Tom Underwood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Tom Underwood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Tom Underwood

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
2.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.49
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.71
49.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.56
53.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
3.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4758
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
8.82
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.74
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
3.76
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
5.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.35
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6814
38.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.39
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
4.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.45
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.29
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.93
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5994
34.01
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Tom Underwood

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
2.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4758
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.02
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.45
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.8
89.8
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.604
0.604
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.56
53.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Tom Underwood

Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
1273.74
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
516.2
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
60.34
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
53.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
7.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
118.6
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
67.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
93.85
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
10
33.52
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.84
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
87.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.99
-6.67
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
33.52
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
45
150.84
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
23.46
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA