Ed Murphy vs. Bob Ojeda — Career Comparison

Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Ojeda
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Ojeda built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Murphy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 3.65 and 1.357 for Bob Ojeda. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Murphy and Bob Ojeda

Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.68
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.55
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.91
82.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
764
3.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5653
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
8.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.69
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
3.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
5.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7977
38.1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
4.09
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.72
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7130
34.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Ed Murphy and Bob Ojeda

Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.68
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5653
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
2.16
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
2.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.46
96.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.91
82.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Murphy and Bob Ojeda

Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
544.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
535.22
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
40
61.7
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
51
78.66
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
55
84.83
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.88
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
22
33.93
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-0.37
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.97
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
102
157.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
46.27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Ojeda
Career
Per 600 PA