Danny Murphy vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Danny Murphy
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Murphy built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Murphy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.580 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Danny Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Murphy and R. Smith

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
5.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.66
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
8.84
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.74
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.045
1.045
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
39.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.8
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
33.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.62
39.62
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Danny Murphy and R. Smith

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1031
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.59
29.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Murphy and R. Smith

Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
490.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
545.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
96.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.43
47.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
176.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
146.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
113.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.62
40.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
29
121.68
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.59
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA