Walter Murphy vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Walter Murphy
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bugs Raymond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 9 and 2.500 for Walter Murphy. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Murphy and Bugs Raymond

Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
4.22
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.799
0.799
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Walter Murphy and Bugs Raymond

Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.58
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2319
27
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
9
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Murphy and Bugs Raymond

Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
279.45
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
600
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
540.41
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
71.92
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.88
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
87
178.77
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100