Tom Murphy vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Tom Murphy
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Murphy built a career as a starting pitcher and Heath Murray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Murphy led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 77), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 72), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 84). Role difference aside, Tom Murphy holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Murphy and Heath Murray

Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
2.74
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.92
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.42
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.63
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.49
33.49
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.37
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.78
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1444
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
8.88
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.77
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.07
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.45
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
3.87
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.33
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.39
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6091
37.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.79
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.22
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.39
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5434
33.87
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Tom Murphy and Heath Murray

Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
2.74
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.92
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4330
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1443.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.62
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.64
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
2.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.26
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.04
94.04
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.827
0.827
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.49
33.49
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Murphy and Heath Murray

Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
791.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
516.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
75
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.91
15.9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
98.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
37.5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
32.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
67.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
6.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
171.43
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.5
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA