Rob Murphy vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Rob Murphy
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll built a career as a starting pitcher and Rob Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rob Murphy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. By the career numbers, Rob Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rob Murphy and Al Schroll

Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
3.64
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.63
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
9.23
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.78
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.57
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.51
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2659
38.39
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
40.27
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.61
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
4
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.25
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.77
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2352
33.96
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
35.16
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Rob Murphy and Al Schroll

Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.4
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.53
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.89
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.75
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Murphy and Al Schroll

Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
23880
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
507.69
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
27.22
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
38.54
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100