Ed Murphy vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Johan Santana 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. Johan Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.138 compared to 3.64 and 1.394 for Ed Murphy. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Murphy and Johan Santana

Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.64
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
2.52
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Ed Murphy and Johan Santana

Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Murphy and Johan Santana

Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
774.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
533.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
40
86.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
26
55.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
11.44
24.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
57
122.58
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
49
105.38
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
23.66
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
19
40.86
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
8.06
17.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA