Rob Murphy vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Rob Murphy
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe 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. Barney Wolfe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.142 compared to 3.64 and 1.421 for Rob Murphy. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rob Murphy and Barney Wolfe

Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
3.64
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
8.63
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.78
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
3.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.51
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2659
38.39
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.61
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
4
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
4.14
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.77
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2352
33.96
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
34
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Rob Murphy and Barney Wolfe

Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.4
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.89
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.83
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
95.51
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Murphy and Barney Wolfe

Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
23880
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
76
241.27
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
555.56
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
38.1
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
38.54
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA