Rob Murphy vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Rob Murphy
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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. Luis Tiant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 105), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 104). Rob Murphy held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 74). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rob Murphy and Luis Tiant

Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.71
45.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
3.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
8.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
3.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2659
38.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2352
33.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Rob Murphy and Luis Tiant

Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Murphy and Luis Tiant

Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
23880
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
38.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50