Con Murphy vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela 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. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela

Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
104.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0