Ed Murphy vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela 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. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 3.64 and 1.394 for Ed Murphy. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela

Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.94
77.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela

Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela

Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
212
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
574.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
127.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0