Ed Murphy vs. Ron Robinson — Career Comparison

Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Robinson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Robinson 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. Ron Robinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 3.64 and 1.394 for Ed Murphy. By the career numbers, Ron Robinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Murphy and Ron Robinson

Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.61
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.97
43.97
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.64
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
3.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
9.21
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
2.85
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
5.32
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3400
38.25
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.64
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
4.23
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3071
34.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Ed Murphy and Ron Robinson

Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.61
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
2.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.94
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
93.48
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.97
43.97
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Murphy and Ron Robinson

Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
864.6
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
144
536.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
81.99
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
74.53
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
12.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
89.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
85.71
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.36
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
55.9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
1.94
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
216.15
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA