Rob Murphy vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Rob Murphy
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief 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 Rob Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 97 for Rob Murphy and 95 for Fernando Valenzuela, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 91 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Rob Murphy — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.

Pitching Stats for Rob Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela

Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.71
45.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
3.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
8.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
3.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2659
38.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2352
33.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Rob Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela

Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela

Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
23880
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
27.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
38.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0