Joe Murphy vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief 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 Joe 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 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe 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 Joe Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela

Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela

Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela

Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
117.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.13
5.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0