Rob Murphy vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Rob Murphy
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
3.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
3.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2659
38.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2352
33.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Rob Murphy and Roy Witherup

Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Murphy and Roy Witherup

Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
23880
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
38.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA