Ed Murphy vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Pete Sunkett 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 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. 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 Pete Sunkett

Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
8.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.95
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.18
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.34
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
35.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Ed Murphy and Pete Sunkett

Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.91
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.09
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.59
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.29
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
4.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Murphy and Pete Sunkett

Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
278.57
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
80
571.43
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
16
114.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
85.71
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
5.13
36.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
22
157.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.77
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
8
57.14
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
110.38
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
5.43
38.81
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.09
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9.22
9.22
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA