Joe Murphy vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Murphy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.97 and WHIP 1.653 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Joe Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Murphy and Sean O'Sullivan

Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.87
78.87
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.97
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
10.71
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
40.71
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
6.28
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1306
36.32
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Joe Murphy and Sean O'Sullivan

Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.47
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Murphy and Sean O'Sullivan

Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
1183.33
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
33
550
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
15.66
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-1.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA