John Murphy vs. Chuck Porter — Career Comparison

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Chuck Porter built a career as a starting pitcher and John Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Murphy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 4.14 and 1.418 for Chuck Porter. By the career numbers, John Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Murphy and Chuck Porter

John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.18
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.05
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.9
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.29
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.96
62.96
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.85
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.61
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.14
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
27
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
159.2
9
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
10.88
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
10.56
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.56
10.56
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.62
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.05
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.11
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.16
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
0.526
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.802
0.802
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
39.46
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
38.92
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
7.1
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.59
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
7.1
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.84
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
36.23
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92

Fielding Stats for John Murphy and Chuck Porter

John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.23
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.05
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.29
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
27
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
27
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
9
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
9
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.83
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.76
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.66
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.06
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
3.07
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.9
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.49
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.82
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
81
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.025
2.025
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.96
62.96
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Murphy and Chuck Porter

John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
150
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
600
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
568.18
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
68.18
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
13.67
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
77.27
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
104.55
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
63.64
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
63.64
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
4.06
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA